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2oioo79s4 �. POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE. I£u�ther appoint the above-named Attorney in fact, VERNON A, BRUNS, as Attorney in Fact �or my heal�h car�. If VERNON A. BRUNS is unable or unwilling to act as my Attorney in Fact for my health caxe, �hen I nominate and appo�nt JIM N. BRUNS, as my Successor AttQrney in Fact, and T au�horize sa�d At�arney in Fac� appointed by this dacument to make health care decisions £or me, after consultation with my physician or physicians, when I am incapable of making my own health care decisians. For the purposes at this document, I understand health care d�cisions �a mean the consen�, refusal of consen�, or wi�hdrawal o� consent �o health care, and shall apply ta any treatment, procedure or intervention to diagnose, care �or, or treat the effects af disease, injury, and degenerative conditions. The authority conferred herein shal� be exercisable only when I am incapable o� making my own decisions regarding any health care matter, such determination af my incapacity �o be confirmed in writing by my attending physician as required by law. Regarding th� withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining proc�dures ar �reatments, � hereby direct as tollows: a. I shall nat hav� life-sustaining procedures or �reatments if I am in a terminal cQndi�ion or a persistent vegetative state. b. I shall no� have artificially administered nutrition and hydration if I am in a terminal condition or a persistent vegeta�ive s�ate. In making this Power of A�torney far Health Care, T fully understand each o� the �ollowing w�rds and terms and the definitions applied to �ach, as hereaf�er set f�rth: a. Attending Physician shall mean the physician se�ec�ed by �ar assigned �to a principal, who has primary respansibili�y for the care and t�ea�ment of such principal. b. Health Care Provider sha11 mean an individual or facility licensed, certifi�d or otherwise author�zed or permitt�d by law to adm�nister health care in the ordinary course of business or professional practice, and sha11 include a�l facilities defined in Sect�on 71- 2017.01 0� the Nebraska Revised Statutes. c. Tnca able shall mean the inability ta understand and appreciate the nature and consequenc�s of heal�h care decisians, including the benefits of, risks af, and alternatives to any praposed health care or the -3-