This is an Indiana Living Will. A Living Will directs a person's loved ones of his/her wishes with regard to health care if deemed to be either terminally ill or in a persistent vegetative state.
An Indiana Living Will is a legal document that allows a person to express their wishes regarding end-of-life medical care in the event they become incapacitated and are no longer able to make decisions. It can be used to direct care providers to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging medical procedures, such as nutrition and hydration, if the patient is in a terminal condition or a persistent vegetative state. It also allows the patient to appoint a health care representative to communicate their wishes on their behalf. There are two types of Indiana Living Will: an Advance Directive and a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POST). The Advance Directive is a written document which sets out the patient’s wishes in detail, whilhostsST is a more specific set of instructions which is signed by both the patient and their doctor.
