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Statute – Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act ( § 68-11-1801 – § 68-11-1815)
Definitions – “Advance directive” means an individual instruction or a written statement relating to the subsequent provision of health care for the individual, including, but not limited to, a living will or a durable power of attorney for health care (§ 68-11-1802).
Signing Requirements – State regulation stipulates that a notary must be present to verify the signing of the document or two (2) viable witnesses (§ 68-11-1803(b)).
Revocation – (§ 68-11-1804)
Other Versions (5)
- AARP (Caring Connections)
- Five Wishes (Aging with Dignity)
- Prepare for Your Care
- Spanish Version
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
AARP (Caring Connections) Version
Download: Adobe PDF
Instructions: Adobe PDF
Five Wishes (Aging with Dignity) Version
Download: Adobe PDF
Information: Adobe PDF
Prepare for Your Care Version (also available in Spanish/en Español)
Download: Adobe PDF
Download: Adobe PDF
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Version (also available in Spanish/en Español)
Download: Adobe PDF
Additional Resources
- Elder Law of East Tennessee – Your Advance Directive: A Gift to Your Loved Ones
- Help4TN.org – Advance Medical Directives & Health Care Agents
- Honoring Choices Tennessee – Upload, Share, and Access an Advance Directive
- Honoring Choices Tennessee – Why Do I Need an Advance Directive?
- Middle Tennessee ENT Specialists – Care at the End of Life
- Middle Tennessee ENT Specialists – Planning to Be an Organ Donor
- Tennessee Bar Association – Health Care Directives for Seniors
- Tennessee Department of Health – Advance Directives for Health Care Decision Making (also available in Spanish/en Español)
- Tennessee Department of Health – FAQ’s: Physician Order for Scope of Treatment
- Tennessee Department of Health – FAQ’s: Provider Identification of a Surrogate Form
- Tennessee End-of-Life Partnership – FAQ’s for Understanding Advance Directives
- University of Tennessee – Advance Directives Fact Sheet
Related Forms (5)
- Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
- Advance Directive Wallet Card
- Durable (Financial) Power of Attorney Form
- POST Form
- Provider Identification of Surrogate
Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
Download: Adobe PDF
Download: Adobe PDF
Durable (Financial) Power of Attorney
Download: Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx)
POST (Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment) Form 
(also available in Spanish/en Español)
Download: Adobe PDF
Provider Identification of Surrogate 
(also available in Spanish/en Español)
Download: Adobe PDF
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