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A power of attorney may be more flexible, since it's impossible to predict all the medical decisions that might come up in the future and spell out your exact preferences for all of these situations. Many states actually combine the living will and power of attorney into one "advance directive" form.

Advance directives consist of (1) a living will and (2) a medical (healthcare) power of attorney. A living will describes your wishes regarding medical care. With a medical power of attorney you can appoint a person to make healthcare decisions for you in case you are unable to speak for yourself.

An Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) is also known as a ?Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care,? ?Advance Directive,? or ?Living Will.? It is a legal document which allows you to record your decisions about future health care treatment in the event you are no longer able to make your own decisions.

Most states have provisions accepting an advance care directive that was created in another state. But some states only accept advance care directives from states that have similar requirements and other states do not say anything about out-of-state directives.

This form is a power of attorney for health care. It lets you name another individual as agent to make health-care decisions for you if you become incapable of making you own decisions or if you want someone else to make those decisions for you now even though you are still capable.

Can I write a legally-binding psychiatric advance directive (PAD)? Yes. Chapter 237G of the Hawaii statutes allows you to write instructions for your psychiatric treatment in the event that you are incapable to make or communicate those instructions. It also allows you to appoint an agent to make instructions for you.