A Pennsylvania Advance Directive establishes a prearranged written understanding of the requests of a principal party for future health care options. The formal agreement links the practical measures of securing a nominated agent and recording treatment preferences for medical action within one (1) form.

A Montana Advance Directive secures one’s preferences regarding health care decisions in case of future impairment due to medical complications. Declarants may record their wishes concerning life-sustaining treatments and assign another individual the ability to make judgment calls on their behalf.

A South Dakota Advance Directive institutes a written agreement to allow a person to make health care arrangements for the future. The document issues powers to a designated party and a specified concrete understanding of the declarant’s wishes for possible treatment(s) in the state they cannot.

The Ohio Advance Directive allows individuals to record their wishes about end-of-life medical treatment (living will) and appoint a third party to act on their behalf in the event of their incapacitation (medical power of attorney). The document also contains a third section where the principal can stipulate their desires regarding organ/tissue donation in case death occurs.

The North Carolina Advance Directive is a preplanned contractual arrangement maintained to solidify an understanding of the desired course of action regarding healthcare decision-making. The document presents several scenario-based selections and space for the declarant to state their wishes for handling each situation.

The Colorado Advance Directive amalgamates a living will and medical power of attorney. This means that users can state what they would like to occur if they are ever in a situation where they are faced with serious healthcare issues but cannot vocalize their wishes (due to incapacitation).

The Nevada Advance Directive unites a living will and medical power of attorney into a single document. The durable medical POA section of the form appoints an attorney-in-fact to decide a course of action in case of possible incapacitation. The living will lists conceivable health situations and confirms the declarant’s requests to map out the desired measures to take.

A Minnesota Advance Directive, or “Health Care Directive,” informs one’s family and doctor of their preferred medical protocol at the time of incapacity. Apart from declaring their wishes concerning various healthcare predicaments, they can assign an individual to handle healthcare decisions.

The Illinois Advance Directive is the newly trending document that fuses the “medical power of attorney” and “living will” documents into one written instrument.  By doing this, individuals executing the instrument can establish their desires concerning medical treatment at the time of their incapacitation and appoint another party to make certain decisions for them if they cannot.