Every life stage has work to do and a distance that can be calculated.

Logistics Yes, Guardianship No

Hand off routine logistics with a checkable log; keep medical and legal authority where it belongs.

Distress→Need→Delegation tests→Desire→Gap→Path

1Distress · What Would They Say

I have four appointments a month and each one comes with paperwork.

My medication list exists in three places and none of them is current.

Every call centre wants a different reference number.

My family helps, but they do not know the details.

2Real Need · How to Verify

Routine logistics can be handed off when the record is checkable and the outcome is reversible. Medical and legal authority cannot be handed off at all — the agent can prepare, it cannot become the guardian.

Verification signals (two or more and the need is real):
　· The log can be checked against the appointment slip or the pharmacy label
　· The action can be undone: cancel, reschedule, re-file
　· Nothing in it changes a dose, a diagnosis or a legal right

3Principle · What Is Actually Happening

Verification cost + irreversibility

Delegate what can be undone; keep what cannot. Booking a dental cleaning that can be cancelled online is reversible. Changing a prescribed dose is not. Sorting scanned receipts is reversible; signing a power of attorney is not.

This is the whole discipline of delegation in one line: reversibility is the budget you are spending, and an agent spends it fast.

4Three Tests · Before You Hand Anything Over

Basis taken from the cell framework. All three must pass; a failed test is a stop, not a warning.

Can I hand <medication reminder scheduling> to an agent?

Basis: Verification cost economics

The agent's reminder log can be checked against the pillbox or pharmacy label in under 2 minutes per day.
The reminder schedule is fixed for at least 7 days with no changes to dosage or timing.
A missed or wrong reminder can be corrected within 1 hour without health consequences (e.g., not for critical heart or blood-thinning drugs).

Keep manual reminders and use a paper checklist until the log is verifiable.

Can I hand <organizing medical appointment documents> to an agent?

Basis: Task decomposability

The task splits into clear steps: collect documents, sort by date, label by doctor, and produce a single folder or list.
Each step has a defined input (e.g., a PDF or photo) and output (e.g., a renamed file or a text summary).
The final output can be reviewed against the original documents in under 5 minutes.

Delegate only the sorting step; keep collection and labeling manual.

Can I hand <booking a routine appointment> to an agent?

Basis: Real options / irreversibility

The appointment can be cancelled or rescheduled online with no penalty at least 24 hours before.
The booking confirmation includes date, time, location, and provider name, and can be checked against the original request.
No payment or insurance information is required at the time of booking.

Book manually or have the agent prepare the request for your approval.

5Desire · What Does It Look Like

Appointments that do not slip

One current medication list

Help from family without repeating everything

6Gap · How to Judge

What to look at

Appointments booked on time · documents filed with a date · decisions made with a clinician or lawyer

How to judge

If this goes wrong, can you undo it without a call to a professional?

Healthy state

Zero missed appointments · every document dated · no dose changed by a machine

7Gap · Divided into Three Levels

MildReminders and filing → automate

ModerateBooking and sorting → automate with a backup

SevereDose or legal document handled by the agent → stop

8Common Misconceptions · Wrong Paths

Let an agent change a prescription —— that is a clinical act with no undo

Sign a power of attorney drafted by a bot —— capacity and formalities are legal questions

Rely on one reminder channel —— the day it fails is the day it mattered

Let a summary replace the medication list —— summaries drop doses

9The Right Path

Write down what repeats each month: reminders, bookings, filing

Automate those three with a log you can read at a glance

Add a second reminder channel for anything clinical

Put every medical or legal question to a professional, using the agent only to prepare

Review the log monthly and delete anything you never open

This page does not ask for prescriptions, diagnoses or identity documents. It discusses delegation limits, not your health data.

Theoretical basis: Verification cost economics · Real options / irreversibility · Accountability
Limitations: this is a judgement framework, not financial, medical or legal advice. Where a licensed professional is required, the agent can prepare and cannot decide.

AI Agents line · 60+ · one of 100 cells