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	Advance Directives by State Updated: June 18, 2008
	Alabama to Hawaii Idaho to Louisiana Maine to Montana Nebraska to North Dakota Ohio to South Dakota Tennessee to Virginia Washington to Wyoming General Information 10 Legal Myths About Advance Medical Directives American Bar Association Advance Directives National Alliance on Mental Illness Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders American Academy of Family Physicians (also in Spanish, Spanish) Advance Directives by State Wall Street Journal Advance Directives FAQ Vista Care, Scottsdale AZ Advance Directive for Mental Health Care: Analysis State Statutes National Disability Rights Network Advance Psychiatric Directives Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Health Care Power of Attorney & Combined Advance Directive Legislation American Bar Association Living Wills & Durable Power of Attorney: Advance Directive Legislation and Issues Georgetown University Patient Advance Directives: Early Implementation Experience U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services Surrogate Consent in the Absence of An Advance Directive American Bar Association Questions About Psychiatric Advance Directives Nat'l Ctr on Psychiatric Advance Directives Wallet Card Agency for Health Care Administration Alabama Advance Directives Alabama Medicaid Agency Advance Directives for Health Care (Living Will and Health Care Proxy) Alabama Bar Association Advance Directives Resources Alabama Hospital Association Deciding About Your Healthcare State of Alabama A Gift to Your Family: Consumer Guide Alabama State Bar Association Alaska Advance Health Care Directive (Living Will) State of Alaska Public Health Advance Directive Packet Alaska Health and Human Services Advance Directives State of Alaska Health & Human Services Advance Directives for Health Care & Mental Health Care State of Alaska Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders American Academy of Family Physicians (also in Spanish, Spanish) Alaska: Advance Directive Caring Connections Limited Power of Attorney Alaska Senior & Disability Services Ten Commonly Asked Questions about Psychiatric Advance Directives Nat'l Resource Ctr on Psychiatric Advance Directives Arkansas Advance Medical Directives University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Advance Directive Information Arkansas Bar Association Declaration of Living Will Arkansas Health Care Association Living Will & Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Arkansas Bar Association Power of Attorney University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arizona About the Arizona Advance Directive Registry State of Arizona Arizona Advance Directive Registry State of Arizona Definitions Hospice of the Valley Frequently Asked Questions Hospice of the Valley Living Will/Medical Power of Attorney University Medical Center, AZ Sharing Advance Directives Hospice of the Valley What are Advanced Directives? Hospice of the Valley Why Complete an Advance Directive? Hospice of the Valley California Advance Directive Cedar Sinai Hospital Advance Directive Form California Healthcare Association Advance Health Care Directive: What's Important to You CA Office of the Attorney General Advance Health Care Directive Form Instructions California Coalition for Compassionate Care (also in Chinese) Advance Health Care Directives California Coalition for Compassionate Care California Advance Health Care Directives Family Caregiver Alliance Consent Requirements for Medical Treatment of Adults California Healthcare Association The Halachic Living Will Cedars Sinai Hospital The Law of Advance Directives Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Your Living Will: The New Advance Health Care Directive California Medical Association Colorado Advance Directives Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Advanced Medical Directive Information Colorado Bar Association Colorado Advance Directive Caring Connections Colorado Advance Directive Program Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment Living Will Form Colorado Bar Association Living Will Form Instructions Colorado Bar Association Offender Health Services: Advance Directives Colorado Dept. of Corrections Your Right to Make Health Care Decisions Memorial Hospital, Craig CO Connecticut Appointment of Health Care Representative State of Connecticut Attorney General Living Will State of Connecticut Attorney General Living Will : Advance Directives: Combined Form State of Connecticut Attorney General Your Rights to Make Health Care Decisions State of Connecticut Attorney General Delaware Advance Care Health Directive Form Delaware Health and Social Services Advance Directives/Living Wills Delaware Health and Social Services Advance Health Care Directives Delaware Attorney General Are Advance Directives Mandatory? Delaware Health and Social Services Chapter 25: Health Care Decisions State of Delaware Do I Need a Lawyer To Complete My Advance Directive or Living Will? Delaware Health and Social Services Living Wills and Advance Directives Delaware Hospice Pre-Hospital Advanced Care Directive Delaware General Assembly What Are Advance Directives and Living Wills? Delaware Health and Social Services What Is a Power of Attorney for Health Care? Delaware Health and Social Services What Should I Do With My Advance Directive? Delaware Health and Human Services Where Can I Get More Information About Advance Directives? Delaware Health and Human Services Who Witnesses the Signing of an Advance Directive? Delaware Health and Human Services Florida Designation of Health Care Surrogate Florida Bar Association End of Life Issues: A Practical Guide Florida Agency for Health Care Administration End of Life: Advance Directives Florida Dept of Elder Affairs Florida Powers of Attorney Florida Bar Association Living Will Florida State Medical Association Living Wills and Health Care Advance Directives Florida Bar Association Living Wills and Health Care Advance Directives: FAQ Florida Bar Association Mental Health Advance Directive North Central Florida National Alliance on Mental Illness State of Florida Do Not Resuscitate Order Florida Department of Health Georgia Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care GA Division of Aging Services Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care Form Georgia Hospital Association House Bill 24 Georgia General Assembly The New Georgia Advance Directive for Healthcare replaces Living Wills and Durable Power of Attorney GA Department of Human Resources Hawaii Advance Directive Form State of Hawaii Advance Directives Hawaii State Dept of Health Advance Directives and Useful Brochures Hawaii Office on Aging Advanced Health Care Directive Checklist University of Hawaii Advance Health Care Directives Under Hawai'i Law University of Hawai`i Compassionate Conversations Resources Hawaii Office on Aging Definitions of Terms Commonly Used Hawaii Office on Aging End of Life Care Hawaii Office On Aging Frequently Asked Questions Hawaii Office on Aging Health Care Decisions Hawaii Dept of Health New Web Site Offers Health with End-of-Life Issues Hawaii Department of Health Overview of the UHCDA (Modified) University of Hawai`i Starting the Conversation Hawaii Office on Aging Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act Hawaii State Government What National Websites Have Good End-of-Life Resources? Hawaii Office on Aging What Resources Are Available in Hawaii Hawaii Office on Aging Idaho Health Care Directive Registry Idaho Secretary of State Health Care Directive Registry Form Idaho Secretary of State Idaho's Advance Directives Caring Connections Legal Guideline: Advance Directive Idaho Attorney General Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Forms State of Idaho Living Wills and Idaho's Natural Death Act Idaho Dept Health & Welfare Medical Consent and Natural Death Act State of Idaho Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (POST) Law Idaho Hospital Association Section 3: Advance Directives Idaho Department of Health & Welfare Illinois Declaration for Mental Health Treatment Illinois Department of Public Health (also in Spanish) Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Health Care Illinois Department of Public Health (also in Spanish) Living Will Declaration Illinois Department of Public Health (also in Spanish) State of Illinois Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order Illinois Department of Public Health (also in Spanish) Statement of Illinois Law on Advance Directives and DNR Orders Illinois Department of Public Health (also in Spanish) Indiana Advance Directive: Planning for Important Healthcare Decisions Caring Connections Advance Directives: Your Right to Decide Indiana State Department of Health Chapter 5: Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declarations Indiana Code Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declaration and Order Indiana Government Oromo Iowa Advance Directive Documents: Peace of Mind Iowa State Elder Affairs Advance Directives for Health Care Iowa Hospital Association Iowa Advance Directive Caring Connections Iowa Declaration Statute Nat'l Resource Ctr Psychiatric Advance Directives Iowa Durable Power of Attorney Health Form Nat'l Resource Ctr Psychiatric Advance Directives Iowa Durable Power of Attorney Statute Nat'l Resource Ctr Psychiatric Advance Directives Living Will and Medical Power of Attorney Iowa State Bar Association Living Wills Iowa Bar Association Powers of Attorney for Health Care Decisions Iowa Bar Association Talking About Your End-of-Life Care Hospice of Central Iowa Kansas 10 Commonly Asked Questions About Psychiatric Advance Directives Nat'l Resource Ctr Psychiatric Advance Directives Advance Directive Kansas City Cancer Center Do Not Resuscitate Kansas Department of Aging Frequently Asked Questions: Advance Directives Kansas Department on Aging Kansas Advance Directives Caring Connections Future Planning Kansas Department of Aging Kansas Durable Power of Attorney Form Nat'l Resource Ctr Psychiatric Advance Directives Frequently Asked Questions: Advance Directives Kansas Department of Aging Living Wills and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Kansas Bar Association Your Rights & Responsibilities When You Choose to Self-Direct Your Care Kansas Department of Aging Kentucky Advanced Directives Can Ease End-of-Life Conflict Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment Kentucky Protection and Advocacy Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association Advance Healthcare Directives for Inmates Kentucky Department of Corrections Comprehensive List of FAQs Regarding Living Wills in Kentucky Baptist East Hospital HB 99 Act : Advance Directive for Mental Health Kentucky Legislature Kentucky Living Will Packet Kentucky Office of the Attorney General Kentucky Questions and Answers National Resource Ctr on Psychiatric Advance Directives Living Will: Questions and Answers Commonwealth of Kentucky Living Wills in Kentucky Kentucky Office of the Attorney General Louisiana Advance Directive for Mental Health Treatment Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals Louisiana Advance Directives Form Louisiana -Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Org. Louisiana Advance Directives Instructions Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Org. Louisiana Living Will Form (Revised 2005) Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Org. Louisiana's Legislative Framework for Organ Donation & Right to Die Issues Louisiana Bar Association Planning for Incapacity: A Self-Help Guide Louisiana Elderly Affairs Maine Taking Charge of Your Health Care (forms) Maine Department of Health and Human Services Taking Charge of Your Health Care: A Description of Maine Law on Health Care Advance Directives Maine Department of Health and Human Servicesry Maryland Advance Directives Department of Community Health Advance Directives: A Guide to Maryland Law on Health Care Decisions (Forms Included) State of Maryland Office of the Attorney General Massachusetts Advance Directives Commonwealth of Massachusetts Health Care Proxy Information and Forms Massachusetts Medical Society Values History Form Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of MA Michigan Advance Directive Declaration Department of Community Health Advance Directive for Mental Health Care (Word) Department of Community Health Advance Directives Hospice of Michigan Advance Directives: Planning for Medical Care in the Event of Loss of Decision-Making Ability State Bar of Michigan Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Department of Community Health Minnesota 2003 Minnesota Advance Directives Survey AARP 2007 Statutes: Chapter 145B: Living Will Office of the Revisor of Statutes 2007 Statutes: Chapter 145C: Health Care Directives Office of the Revisor of Statutes Federal Law Regarding Advance Directives MN Dept of Health Health Care Directive Altru Health System Living Wills Clarify Your Values and Wishes University of Minnesota Living Will or Health Care Proxy Minnesota Medical Foundation Minnesota Advance Psychiatric Directive and Health Care Directive Mental Health Association of Minnesota Minnesota's Health Care Directive Minnesota Medical Association Questions and Answers About Health Care Directives Minnesota Department of Health Sample Language for Health Care Directives Hospice Minnesota Mississippi Advance Health Care Directive: Guide for Families Mississippi State University Introduction to Your Advance Care Directive Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Org. Patient Self-Determination Act (Living Wills) Mississippi Dept. of Health Re-Evaluate Health Care Decisions Now Mississippi State University Mississippi Advance Health-Care Directive Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Org. Mississippi Mental Health Resources Nat'l Resource Ctr on Psychiatric Advance Directives What Is a Living Will? Mississippi Bar Association Missouri Advance Directives Missouri Bar Association Anatomical Gifts Missouri Bar Association Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and Health Care Directive Missouri Bar Association Living Wills and Other Advance Directives Missouri Bar Association Montana Advance Health Care Directives Montana Dept of Justice Declaration of Living Will Appointment Montana Dept Public Health & Human Services Montana Advance Directive Caring Connections Montana Durable Power of Attorney form Nat'l Resource Ctr Psychiatric Advance Directives Montana Living Will (Word) Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services Montana Psychiatric Advance Directive Nat'l Resource Ctr Psychiatric Advance Directives My Choices: Advance Directive (Word) Montana Dept of Justice Revocation of Declaration of Living Will Appointment Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services Nebraska Advance Directives Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership Advance Directives in Nebraska Nebraska Health and Human Services System Advance Directives in Nebraska Nebraska Dept Health & Human Services Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Nebraska Bar Association Nebraska Advance Directive Form Nebraska Hospice Substituted Judgment: Durable Power of Attorney Nebraska Advocacy Services Surrogate Decision Making in Nebraska Nebraska State Unit on Aging Nevada Advance Care Planning Forms Nevada Center for Ethics & Health Policy Advance Directive Wallet Card Nevada Center for Ethics & Health Policy Advance Directives Nevada Center for Ethics & Health Policy Frequently Asked Questions Nevada Center for Ethics & Health Policy Letter to Loved Ones Nevada Center for Ethics & Health Policy Living Will LockBox Nevada Secretary of State Nevada DNR Instructions Nevada Center for Ethics & Health Policy Nevada Living Will Nevada Center for Ethics & Health Policy State of Nevada DNR Application for Adult Nevada State Health Division State of Nevada DNR Application for Minor Nevada State Health Division New Hampshire Advanced Care Planning Guide New Hampshire Hospital Association Advance Directives FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Southern New Hampshire Medical Center New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services New Jersey: Advance Directives Caring Connections New Mexico Advance Directive University of New Mexico Advance Health Care Directives New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services Advance Health Care Directives Q&A New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services Optional Health Care Directive New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services Optional Health Care Directive Form University of New Mexico Values History New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services What are Advance Directives? University of NM Health Sciences Center New York Health Care Proxy: Appointing Your Health Care Agent in New York State (Includes Form) New York State Department of Health (also in Chinese, Russian, Spanish) Health Care Proxy: Appointing Your Health Care Agent in New York State New York State Department of Health Health Care Proxy Form New York State Department of Health Health Care Proxy Instructions New York State Department of Health New York Living Will New York State Bar Association (also in Spanish) NYS Health Care Proxy and Living Will Veterans Administration NYS Task Force on Life and the Law Family Health Care Decisions Act Bioethics Information Center Planning Your Health Care in Advance: How to Make Your End-of-Life Wishes Known and Honored New York State Office of the Attorney General North Carolina Advance Directive Caring Connections Advance Directive Health Care Registry N.C. Secretary of State Advance Instruction for Mental Health Treatment N.C. Bar Association Article 23: Right to Natural Death: Brain Death N.C. General Assembly Chapter VII E: Advance Directives N.C. Dept of Health and Human Services Declaration of a Desire for a Natural Death North Carolina Medical Society Layman's Guide to Death with Dignity North Carolina Medical Society Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment FAQ North Carolina Medical Society N.C. General Assembly Overhauls Advance Directives Laws North Carolina Medical Society N.C. Health Care Power of Attorney Form North Carolina Medical Society Revocation Form North Carolina Secretary of State North Dakota Advance Directive Forms for North Dakota Altru Health System Advance Directives: General Information Altru Health System Decisions for Health in North Dakota North Dakota State University Making Health Care Decisions in North Dakota North Dakota Department of Human Services N.D. Century Code: Health Care Directive N.D. Legislative Branch Ohio Advance Directives Ohio Legal Rights Service Ohio Forms Cleveland Clinic Ohio's Living Will and Healthcare Power of Attorney Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Psychiatric Advance Directives Introduced Ohio Psychiatric Association Oklahoma End of Life Care Oklahoma Attorney General Frequently Asked Questions Oklahoma Bar Association Oklahoma Advance Directive for Medical Care Oklahoma Palliative Resource Care Center What is the Advance Directive? Oklahoma Bar Association Oregon Advance Directive Oregon Dept of Consumer and Business Services Advance Directives Information Oregon Dept of Consumer and Business Services The Oregon Report Card: Improving Care of the Dying Center for Ethics in Health Care What is a Living Will? Oregon Bar Association Pennsylvania Advance Directive for Health Care (Living Will) PA Dept. on Aging Advance Directives Drexel University Out-Of-Hospital Nonresuscitation Act Delaware County Department of Public Health Quick Facts on Act 169 (Advance Directives) Pennsylvania Medical Society Rhode Island Advance Directives Rhode Island Dept of Health Dying with Dignity: Conference Series Report Rhode Island Government Issues in End of Life Care Rhode Island Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care Rhode Island Living Will RI Dept. of the Attorney General RI Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care RI Dept. of the Attorney General RI Questions and Answers National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives Staying in Charge of Your Health Care The Point Uniform Advance Directives Form: Nursing Home Resident Rhode Island Attorney General South Carolina Advance Directives SC Office on Aging Advance Directive Form SC Bar Association Frequently Asked Questions South Carolina Hospital Association Living Will South Carolina Bar Association SC Health Care Power of Attorney Statute South Carolina Legislature SC Living Will Statute South Carolina Legislature SC Questions and Answers National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives South Dakota Advance Directives Rapid City Regional Hospital Frequently Asked Questions Rapid City Regional Hospital Health Care Power of Attorney Rapid City Regional Hospital Living Will Rapid City Regional Hospital Tennessee Advance Directives State of Tennessee Advance Directives Forms and Information Tennessee.gov What Tennesseans Need to Know About Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney State of Tennessee Texas Legal Planning: Questions and Answers Texas Department of State Health Services Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Form Texas Department of State Health Services (also in Spanish) Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Program Texas Department of State Health Services (also in Spanish) Utah Advance Directives Form: Power of Attorney for Health Care Utah Department of Human Services Advance Directives Form: Living Will Utah Department of Human Services Living Wills & Health Care Power of Attorney (Advance Directives) Utah Department of Human Services Vermont Advance Directive for Healthcare Form Vermont Protection & Advocacy Advance Directive Registrant Responsibilities Vermont Dept of Health Advance Directives for Health Care Rule Vermont Dept of Health Advance Directives Frequently Asked Questions Vermont Medical Society How to Change An Advance Directive Vermont Department of Health How to Register for an Advance Directive Vermont Department of Health Instructions for Clinicians: Completing CNR./COLST Form Vermont Department of Health Provider Authorization and Obligations Vermont Department of Health Vermont Advance Directive for Health Care Vermont Protection & Advocacy Vermont Advance Directive for Health Care Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. Vermont Advance Directive Registry Vermont Department of Health Vermont Statute: Do Not Resuscitate State of Vermont Legislature Virginia Advance Medical Directive Virginia Department for the Aging (VDA) Alternatives to Guardianship Virginia Department for the Aging Washington Advance Directives University of Washington School of Medicine Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care & Advance Directives Washington State Medical Association Mental Health Advance Directives Washington Hospital Association Mental Health Advance Directives WA State Department of Social & Health Services Mental Health Advance Directives Brochure Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)