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healthcare representative

Spanish translation: apoderado para servicios médicos/servicios de salud

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English term or phrase:healthcare representative
Spanish translation:apoderado para servicios médicos/servicios de salud
Entered by: Remy Arce

17:12 Jan 7, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: healthcare representative
"it is a person whom you authorize in writing to make any all health care decisions on your behalf including the decision whether to withdraw or withhold life support systemas.He/she does nortact unless you are unable to make or communicate your decisions abour your medical care "

Mi primera opción es "representante de cuidado de la salud" ,pero aun me suena muy literal.Si alguien tiene una mejor versión, lo agradecería mucho
pilar2804
United States
Local time: 10:49
apoderado para servicios médicos/servicios de salud
Explanation:
http://www.iowabar.org/spanish.nsf/d7ff6dc91c517cdb862567ba0...$FILE/span_DPOA.pdf
"...ley que permite a los individuos
otorgar a un apoderado la autoridad de tomar decisiones médicas y sobre la atención
médica en nombre de la persona que cede estos derechos."
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Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 11:49
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3representante de los servicios médicos
Yaotl Altan
5 +1apoderado sanitario
Judith Payro
5representante sanitario
CMAPMK
4 +1representante de servicios de salud
Rocio Barrientos
4apoderado para servicios médicos/servicios de salud
Remy Arce
Summary of reference entries provided
Personas competentes
Noni Gilbert Riley

  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
representante de los servicios médicos


Explanation:


Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 09:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liliana Galiano
0 min
agree  SandraV
13 mins
agree  Rodrigo Tejeda: de acuerdo, feliz 2009
21 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
representante sanitario


Explanation:
another option

CMAPMK
Local time: 17:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
representante de servicios de salud


Explanation:
La referencia viene de un sitio del gobierno de EE.UU.

health care power-of-attorney poder con fines de atención médica
health care provider Proveedor de servicios de salud; personal de atención médica

PDF] scgov newsFormato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
16 Sep 2008 ... Representante de Servicios de Salud del programa de Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual (ETS). del Departamento de Salud del Condado Sarasota ...
www.hivsarasota.org/Documents/NR-Hispanic _Spanish_HIV_Test... - Páginas similares
http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/spanish_guide/health_care_term...

Rocio Barrientos
Bolivia
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Bedoya
1 min
  -> Gracias Maria
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
apoderado sanitario


Explanation:
Este link lo explica claramente:

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:CFOEyS9FaxoJ:www.zerbit...
LOS APODERADOS SANITARIOS,
NUEVA FIGURA JURIDICA
Enmienda a la Ley neoyorquina de
Salud Pública.
Recientemente, el Estado de Nueva York ha aprobado una enmienda a la
Ley de Salud Pública que establece un procedimiento para regularizar el dere-
cho de toda persona a designar un Apoderado que pueda tomar decisiones so-
bre cuidados sanitarios, en el caso de que aquélla no pudiera hacerlo por sí
misma

Judith Payro
Brazil
Local time: 12:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Parece una buena respuesta - es un campo muy difícil donde hay mucha contradicción en dictámenes jurídicos al respecto (aporto un enlace en referencias).
5 mins
  -> muchas gracias por tu apoyo y por las referencias aportadas. Realmente es difícil, imagino también por el hecho de ser algo muy nuevo. Saludos :-)
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
apoderado para servicios médicos/servicios de salud


Explanation:
http://www.iowabar.org/spanish.nsf/d7ff6dc91c517cdb862567ba0...$FILE/span_DPOA.pdf
"...ley que permite a los individuos
otorgar a un apoderado la autoridad de tomar decisiones médicas y sobre la atención
médica en nombre de la persona que cede estos derechos."

Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 11:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 73
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Reference comments


14 mins
Reference: Personas competentes

Reference information:
http://www.muerte.bioetica.org/mono/mono5.htm#_Toc26975263
Este artículo incluye una sección sobre las personas competentes en este respecto.

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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