1. A person who has made a Power of Attorney for Personal Care document can no longer make his or her own treatment decisions.

2. A resident's substitute decision maker can decide whether or not the resident is capable of making treatment decisions.

3. If a resident never shared any wishes, a substitute decision maker can substitute their own wishes.

4. The Public Guardian and Trustee can make treatment decisions for a resident who has nobody else to act as their substitute decision maker only if prior arrangements have been made by the resident.

5. A substitute decision maker can ask the Consent and Capacity Board for permission to depart from a resident's known wish.

6. A person is considered a resident's "spouse" only if that person is married to the resident.

7. A health care provider can ask the Consent and Capacity Board to review a substitute decision maker's consent decision.

8. Even if a resident is capable, informed consent for treatment must also be obtained from the person named in the resident's Power of Attorney for Personal Care document.

9. A substitute decision maker needs to be capable, willing, and available in order to make decisions for a resident.

10. If a resident has two equally ranked substitute decision makers, and one provides consent to treatment but the other refuses, the health care provider proposing treatment must wait for them to agree.