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Advanced Directive and Living Will

Every person who has reached the age of 18 should have an Advance Directive and a Living Will.  Your health care is your business, and you have the right to make your health care decisions as long as you are capable.  However, in today’s world of modern medicine, you may quickly need medical decisions long after you are no longer competent and capable of communicating with your health care provider.  These situations can arise suddenly, the result of an accident or unexpected illness, leaving decisions such as what doctor should care for you and what treatment protocol to follow.

A properly drafted Advance Directive and Living Will should:

  • Appoint a person who can make health care decisions for you if you are ever unable to make them yourself;
  • Give that person the power under HIPPA to review your records and to gather information from your medical team;
  • Give that person guidance as to what your wishes are for medical care; and
  • Give that person the power to agree with your physician to stop providing you medical attention if you are in a persistent vegetative state or a terminal condition.
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