If an agent is in possession of a document that allow them to make health care decisions on behalf of a principal, this document is known as a(n) ________.

A) living will
B) health care proxy
C) principal/agent proxy
D) medical agent proxy
E) living health care proxy

Health Care Proxy

A document that empowers an agent to make medical decisions for a principal who is unable to make those decisions for himself or herself.

Agent

A party who has the authority to act on behalf of and bind another party.

Document

A written, drawn, presented, or memorialized representation of thought, often used as evidence or in official proceedings.