Singaporean Mandarin Database

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Advance Medical Directive (AMD)

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Legal/Politics

法政

Legal / Politics

释义

名词

一份事先签署的法律文件，注明签署者若患上绝症，已陷入昏迷状态时，医生可以无需进行维持生命的治疗。

DEFINITION

Noun

A pre-signed legal document stating that a doctor can cease to provide life support if the signee is terminally ill and has fallen into a coma.

由来
  • 英语“Advance Medical Directive”的意译。
  • 预先医疗指示法令于1996年五月在国会发表通过。
  • 凡是21岁以上且没有精神疾病的人士，皆可自愿签署预先医疗指示。
  • 签署预先医疗指示需完成三个步骤：
  1. 从各诊所或医院索取表格。公众如今也可从新加坡卫生部（Ministry of Health）的官方网站下载表格。
  2. 需要在两名见证人（其中一位必须是医生，另一位则须是21岁以上的人士）的陪同下签署预先医疗指示。这两名见证人必须与签署者的死亡无任何利益关系。
  3. 将填妥的表格呈交给预先医疗指示注册处备案。

ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “预先医疗指示” is a paraphrase of the English term “Advance Medical Directive” (AMD).
  • The Advance Medical Directive Act was promulgated and passed in Parliament in May 1996.
  • Anyone above the age of 21 who is not suffering from mental illness can voluntarily sign an AMD.
  • The three steps to be completed in the signing of an AMD are as follows:
  1. Obtain the form from a clinic or hospital, or download it from the Ministry of Health website.
  2. Sign the AMD in the presence of two witnesses. One must be a doctor and the other must be above 21 years old. Both must have no vested interest in the death of the signee.
  3. Submit the completed form to the Registrar of Advance Medical Directives.

例句
完善的遗产规划还应该包括做好预先医疗指示（Advance Medical Directive，简称AMD），以及授权可信任的人在你丧失认知能力时帮你做金钱上的决策。（《联合早报》， 16/4/2017）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Sound estate planning includes the preparation of an Advance Medical Directive (AMD) and the authorisation of a trusted person to help you make financial decisions when you lose cognitive ability. (Lianhe Zaobao, 16/4/2017)
参考资料
点击查看预先医疗指示的参考资料
REFERENCES

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