Advance Directives
Living Will and Power of Attorney
An advance directive is a written statement, which you complete in advance of serious illness, about how you want medical decisions made. The two most common forms of advance directives are Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.
An advance directive allows you to state your choices for healthcare or to name someone to make those choices for you, if you become unable to make decisions about your medical treatment. In short, an advance directive can enable you to make decisions about your future medical treatment. You can say “yes” to treatment you want, or “no” to treatment you do not want.