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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.

Your Living Will must be signed by the patient and witnessed and notarized. It is a standalone document that may also have other advance care planning documents attached to it. For details on registering your Living Will with the Arizona Healthcare Advance Directives Registry, click here.

The Living Will is your written directions to your health care power of attorney, also referred to as your ?agent?, your family, your physician, and any other person who might make medical care decisions for you if you are unable to communicate yourself.

Whether or not your home state calls for an official notarization by a notary public, every state in the U.S. requires your advance directive to be signed by witnesses. Some states require both witnesses and notary publics to sign advance directives.

A Healthcare power of attorney needs to be only signed and notarized ing to Arizona law, a witness is not necessary and we usually don't add one. It is enough to sign your healthcare POA in front of a notary public.

The requirements will be different in each state; however, in Arizona, your Living Will needs notarization or the signature of one witness. Your chosen witness must not be anyone involved in your care, nor any relative, spouse, adoptee, heir, or any other beneficiary.