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It gives the agent power to act in your behalf in financial matters like home sales and bank accounts. You can revoke it so the agent has no power over you but rather can act in your abscence for you. A separate medical power of attorney is needed for medical treatment or pull the plug decisions. Both types can be "springing" which means they are inactive until you are incompetent or physically disabled to act which usually determenred by a doctors opinion which causes the power of attorney to spring into action if needed..

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