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Living Will & Advance Directive
- Each state has specific laws and forms for living wills and advance directives.
Consult an attorney if standard forms do not meet your needs.
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- Register your living will with U.S.
Living Will Registry so that it will be available to health care providers and your family
when needed
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- If you do not know where to begin, visit the
American Bar Association's web
site to learn the basics. Also, take a look at
10 Legal Myths About Advance Directives.
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- Alabama Form - ALAHA.org
- Alabama Form- RTF
- The state requires two witnesses. It will not be valid if person is pregnant.
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- Alaska Form - PDF
- The state does not require witnesses, however, two witnesses are required for a "health care
proxy," that allows only general medical decisions to be made.
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- Arizona Form - PDF
- The state requires a witness and a notary for a living will and for a health care power of
attorney (proxy).
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Arkansas Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses. It will not be valid if person is pregnant.
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California Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses. It will not be valid if person is pregnant. A durable power of
attorney for health care (proxy) requires two witnesses OR a notary.
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- Colorado Form -
PDF
- The state requires two witnesses. It will not be valid if person is pregnant. Medical durable
power of attorney for health care (proxy) does not require any witnesses or notary.
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- Connecticut Form -
AG Office
- Connecticut Form - RTF
- Both living will and health care proxy require two witnesses, whose signatures are notarized.
They will not be valid if person is pregnant. Appointment of attorney-in-fact for health care
proxy requires notarization.
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- Delaware Form - PDF
- Delaware Form -
RTF
- Both living will and health care proxy require two witnesses
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- District of Columbia Form
- PDF
- Living will and power of attorney for health care (proxy) needs two witnesses.
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Florida Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for both a living will and a designation of health care
surrogate (proxy).
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Georgia - HTML
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will and power of attorney . Living will is not
valid if person is pregnant.
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- Hawaii Form - HTML
- Hawaii Form - RTF
- The state requires two witnesses and a notary for a living will. It will not be valid if person
is pregnant. Two witnesses and a notary required for a durable power of attorney for health care
decisions (proxy).
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- Idaho Form - HTML
- Idaho Form - RTF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if person is pregnant.
Two witnesses OR a notary public required for a durable power of attorney for health care (proxy).
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- Illinois Form - HTML
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if person is pregnant.
One witness is required for power of attorney for health care (proxy).
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- Indiana Form - PDF
- Indiana Form RTF
- A or B Declaration where B says you want all life-prolonging procedures taken. Both require two
witnesses. They will not be valid if person is pregnant. Both power of attorney for health care
decisions and appointment of health care representative (proxy) require notarization.
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Iowa Form - Iowa Bar Association (Forms)
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Iowa Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses OR a notary for a living will. It will not be valid if
pregnant. Power of attorney for health care (proxy) also requires two witnesses OR notary.
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- Kansas Form - Kansas
Health Ethics
- Kansas Form
- PDF
- The state requires two witnesses or a notary for a living will.
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Kentucky Form - PDF
- Kentucky Form - RTF
- Living will or Advance directive (Section 2) requires two witnesses or notarization. It will not
be valid if person is pregnant. Appointment of health care representative (Proxy Section 1) requires
two witnesses.
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Louisiana Form - HTML
- The state require two witnesses for both a living will and health care proxy.
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- Maine Form - PDF
- Both advance directive (Section I) and appointment of health care representative (Section II)
require two witnesses.
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- Maryland Form - PDF
- Maryland Form -
RTF
- Both advance medical directive requires and appointment of health care agent require two
witnesses.
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- Massachusetts Form - HTML
- State has no provision for a living will. Two witnesses are required for health care proxy.
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- Michigan Form - HTML
- State has no provision for a living will. Two witnesses required for designation of patient
advocate for health care.
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- Minnesota Form - HTML
- Minnesota Form - RTF
- The state requires notarization or two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if
person is pregnant. Two witnesses or notarization required for durable power of attorney for health
care.
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Mississippi Form - PDF
- The state requires notarization or two witnesses for living will and health care proxy.
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- Missouri Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if person is pregnant.
Durable power of attorney for health care requires notarization OR two witnesses.
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- Montana Form -
PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will.
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- Nebraska
Form - PDF
- The state requires notarization OR two witnesses for a living will.
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- Nevada Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. Durable power of attorney for health care
decisions requires notarization or two witnesses.
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- New Hampshire Form -
HTML
- New Hampshire Form - RTF
- The state requires notarization or justice of peace AND two witnesses for a living will. Durable
power of attorney for health care requires notarization or justice of peace OR two witnesses.
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- New Jersey Guide -
HTML
- New Jersey Form
- PDF
- New
Jersey Form - HTML
- New Jersey Form
- HTML
- The state requires two witnesses OR notarization OR signature witnessed by a lawyer for both the
advanced directive and appointment of a health care representative.
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- New Mexico Form - HTML
- Niether the advanced directive nor the power of attorney for health care require witnesses.
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New York Form - HTML
- New York Form - RTF
- The state requires two witnesses for both a living will and health care proxy.
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- North Carolina Form - HTML
- Both Declaration of desire for a natural death and a health care power of attorney require two
witnesses and notarization.
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- North
Dakota Form - HTML
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North Dakota Form - HTML
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if person is pregnant.
Durable power of attorney for health care requires two witnesses.
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- Ohio Guide - HTML
- Ohio Organ Donor Form - PDF
- Ohio Form - PDF
- The state requires notarization or two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if the
person is pregnant unless a doctor determines that the pregnancy won't result in a live birth.
Durable power of attorney for health care requires a notarization OR two witnesses.
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- Oklahoma Form - HTML
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if the person is
pregnant. Appointment of health care proxy requires two witnesses.
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- Oregon Form - HTML
- The state requires two witnesses for both the advance directive and appointment of a health care
representative.
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Pennsylvania Form - HTML
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if the person is
pregnant. Appointment of a health care representative is part of the advance directive.
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- Rhode Island AG Office
- Rhode
Island Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if the person is
pregnant and the fetus is determined able to develop for a live birth. Durable power of attorney for
health care requires two witnesses.
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- South Carolina Form - HTML
- South Carolina Form - RTF
- The state requires two witnesses and notarization for a living will. Health care power of
attorney requires two witnesses.
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- South Dakota
Form - RTF
- South Dakota Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if the person is
pregnant. Durable power of attorney for health care needs two witnesses OR notarization.
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- Tennessee Guide - HTML
- Tennessee Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. Durable power of attorney for health care
requires two witnesses.
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Texas Guide & Form - HTML & PDF
- Texas Form - RTF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if the person is
pregnant. Durable power of attorney for health care requires two witnesses.
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- Utah Form - HTML
- Utah Form - PDF
- Utah's advance directive requires two witnesses and will not be valid if the eprson is pregnant.
Special power of attorney requires notarization.
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- Vermont Guide & Form - HTML & PDF
- Vermont Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for both the advance directive and durable power attorney for
health care.
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- Virginia Guide &
Form - HTML & PDF
- Virginia Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for both a living will and health care proxy.
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- Washington Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for a health care directive. It will not be valid if the person
is pregnant. Durable power of attorney for health care does not require witnesses.
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- West Virginia Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses and notarization for both a living will and power of attorney
for health care.
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- Wisconsin Forms - PDF
- Wisconsin Form - PDF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if the person is
pregnant. Power of attorney for health care requires two witnesses.
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- Wyoming Form - RTF
- The state requires two witnesses for a living will. It will not be valid if the person is
pregnant. Durable power of attorney for health care requires two witnesses and notarization.
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