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If you are at least 18 years old, of sound mind, and acting on your own free will, you may sign a DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS (“DIRECTIVE”) concerning your own care in the presence of two qualified witnesses or may have the signature acknowledged by a notary public.

Types of Advance Directives The living will. ... Durable power of attorney for health care/Medical power of attorney. ... POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) ... Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. ... Organ and tissue donation.

The DIRECTIVE must be witnessed by two competent adults, or the declarant's signature of the DIRECTIVE may be acknowledged by a notary public.

Advance directives are legally binding, so doctors have to follow them. False. Advance directives are legally recognized documents and doctors must respect your known wishes, but doctors can always refuse to comply with your wishes if they have an objection of conscience or consider your wishes medically inappropriate.

There are two main elements in an advance directive—a living will and a durable power of attorney for health care. There are also other documents that can supplement your advance directive. You can choose which documents to create, depending on how you want decisions to be made.

Through advance directives, you can make legally valid decisions about your future medical treatment. You do not need a lawyer to complete your advance directives.

Types of Advance Directives The living will. ... Durable power of attorney for health care/Medical power of attorney. ... POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) ... Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. ... Organ and tissue donation.

The law says that certain people (such as your spouse, adult children, or parents) can make health care decisions as an “adult surrogate” on your behalf even if you do not have a Medical Power of Attorney. Read the law here: Tex. Health and Safety Code § 313.004.

Section 313.004 of the Texas Health and Safety Code provides that if an adult patient of a hospital lacks capacity, an adult can act as a surrogate. In the order of priority, the following people can consent to treatment: Your spouse. An adult child, with the waiver and consent of all other qualified adult children.

The two witnesses are not required if the Directive is signed in the presence of and is notarized by a notary public. If your Directive is not in writing, your doctor and two witnesses (one of which must not be one as named above) must be present.