Question

You are doing a sales presentation for Ms. Duarte and her son. Ms. Duarte has some cognitive impairment and her son informs you that he has power of attorney to only make financial not health care decisions for her. Can he execute the enrollment for her?

Answer 1

Answer: No, he cannot execute the enrollment for her. He must have a legal authorization, under state law that explicitly allows him to make health care decisions for his mother.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Yes he can execute the enrollment for her

Step-by-step explanation:

The power of attorney is a legal document that given the authority to act in place on another person. It can be represented on behalf of other people so that the act could be done.

Here the individual can act legal with respect to the financial issue, property matters, etc

Therefore according to the given situation yes he can be executed