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Advance directives are legal documents that provide instructions for medical care and only go into effect if you cannot communicate your own wishes. The two most common advance directives for health care are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care.

Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney and health care proxy. LIVING WILL: This is a written document that specifies what types of medical treatment are desired. A living will can be very specific or very general.

I, Shirley Louise willfully and voluntarily make this declaration as a directive to be followed if I become unable to participate in decisions regarding my medical care. With respect to any life-sustaining treatment, I direct the following: I direct that no life-sustaining treatment be provided.

An Iowa advance directive is a collection of forms that allows a person to outline their healthcare goals and choose a medical agent to act on their behalf in case they become unable to make decisions for themselves. The form must be notarized or signed with at least two witnesses present.

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.

(1) 'Advance directive for health care' means a written document voluntarily executed by a declarant in ance with the requirements of Code Section 31- 32-5. (2) 'Attending physician' means the physician who has primary responsibility at the time of reference for the treatment and care of the declarant.