Revocation of Living Will
ALL REFERENCES ARE TO THE ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES
LIVING WILL
(§§ 36-3261 and 36-3262)
An adult may prepare a written statement known as a living will to
control the health care treatment decisions that can be made on that person's
behalf. The person may use the living will as part of or instead of a health
care power of attorney or to disqualify a surrogate.
If the living will is not part of a health care power of attorney,
the person shall verify his living will in the same manner as prescribed
by §36-3221. A person may write and use a living will without writing
a health care power of attorney or may attach a living will to the person's
health care power of attorney. If a person has a health care power of attorney,
the agent must make health care decisions that are consistent with the
person's known desires and that are medically reasonable and appropriate.
A person can, but is not required to, state the person's desires in a living
will.
The statutory form is a sample only and does not prevent a person
from using other language or another form. A living will may be revoked
at any time and in any manner by the declarant without regard to the declarant's
mental or physical condition.
A revocation is effective upon communication to the attending physician
or other health care provider by the declarant or a witness to the revocation.
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