Step 4:
Prepare your document

"Waiting, are they, waiting are they? Well, let'em wait."
Ethan Allen (d.1789) upon being told
that the angels were waiting for him.
Quoted in Jones, Clarence,
The Complete Book of Death and Dying.
New York: Harper Collins. 1997

Congratulations! You are now ready to prepare your documents and on your way to providing a good measure of peace of mind for yourself and your family.

The Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney available at this web site conforms to Arizona law. If you want to use this form in another state, make certain that it meets that state’s requirements. If you complete this form in Arizona, it will be valid in most other states.

Once you have obtained your form and instructions above, you will be able to complete the advance care planning process. You also may wish to check below to see if you need any of the special purpose forms available through this web site.

Reading and printing the Living Will & Health Care Power of Attorney form and instructions

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The next step is to open or save to your hard drive the following documents:

FORM The Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney Form

ADOPTION and LOG The Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney Adoption, Revocation, and Record of distribution

INSTRUCTIONS Explanations of each section of the Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney Form

Forms for special situations.

Every adult should complete the Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney form. You may also want to complete attachments dealing with special situations (pregnancy; poor current quality of life; or the wish to disqualify certain family members from serving as your surrogate). Some will want to complete an orange Prehospital Medical Care Directive to refuse cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CRP) under all circumstances. Theses documents and instructions on their use are available in Special Purpose Forms.

Forms are no longer available via mail or phone order. (August 2009)

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