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The requirements and restrictions are different by state; however, in Delaware, your document must be signed by two witnesses. The witnesses to your form should not be anyone who is responsible for your healthcare costs or who is affiliated with the healthcare facility that is providing your care.

Five Wishes Paper is a traditional printed booklet to complete by hand. It meets requirements in nearly all states. If you live in one of only four states (New Hampshire, Kansas, Ohio, or Texas) you can still use the Five Wishes Paper but may need to take an extra step.

Five Wishes is written in everyday language and helps people express their wishes in areas that matter most ? the personal and spiritual in addition to the medical and legal. It also helps you describe what good care means to you, whether you are seriously ill or not.

The most common types of advance directives are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care (sometimes known as the medical power of attorney). There are many advance directive formats.

Is the Five Wishes advance directive a legal document? Yes. It was written with the help of the American Bar Association's Commission on Law & Aging. It meets the legal requirements of 46 states, but is used widely in all 50, and a federal law requires medical care providers to honor patient wishes as expressed.

Five Wishes booklet gives you a way to control something very important?how you are treated if you get seriously ill. It is an easy-to- complete form that lets you say exactly what you want. Once it is filled out and properly signed it is valid under the laws of most states.