These links to advance directive forms will help you document your health-care wishes and are used if you are unable to communicate for yourself. 

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The most common directives include:

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• Medical Durable Power of Attorney: A document that legally appoints a health-care agent to make medical decisions for you when you are not able to

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• Advance Directive for Surgical/Medical Treatment (also known as a Living Will): This directive is used only when a physician (or physicians) has determined that the patient has a terminal condition or is in a permanent vegetative state. The directive documents your wishes related to life-sustaining procedures and artificial nutrition. 

 

• **CPR Directive: This documents refusal of CPR in the event your heart or breathing malfunctions or stops.

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• **MOST Form: A medical order that documents refusal of CPR as well as goals of treatment.

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There may be additional forms that fit your individual health needs.

Please contact us to determine if additional documents/documentation

should be included in your plan. See resources page for additional notary and witness services. 

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**These documents are medical orders that require a physician signature