Get 18 -a 5- 804 . Optional Form 18 -a 5- 804 . Optional Form - Mainelegislature

This guide provides clear instructions on how to fill out the 18-A 5-804 OPTIONAL FORM for advance health-care directives in Maine. Whether you are giving instructions for your health care or designating an agent, this comprehensive guide is designed to support your understanding of each section of the form.

Follow the steps to complete your form accurately.

1. Click ‘Get Form’ button to obtain the form and open it in the editor.
2. In Part 1, designate your agent. Write the name, address, and phone numbers of the individual you choose to make health-care decisions for you. If desired, you can also name an alternate agent in case your first choice is unavailable.
3. Specify your agent's authority. You can include limitations on what health-care decisions your agent can make, or leave it open for full authority.
4. Indicate when your agent's authority becomes effective. You may choose for this to be when your physician determines you can no longer make decisions or make it effective immediately by marking the appropriate box.
5. In Part 2, express your specific health-care instructions. You can choose whether to prolong life or to not prolong life under certain conditions. Mark your choices clearly.
6. Provide instructions regarding artificial nutrition and hydration if that is a consideration for you. Specify your preferences.
7. Articulate any wishes regarding pain relief. If you have specific instructions, write them down.
8. In Part 3, if you wish to donate your organs, indicate your choices about organ donation clearly.
9. In Part 4, designate your primary physician, along with their contact information.
10. Upon completing the form, sign and date it in the designated area. Ensure that two other individuals act as witnesses and sign.
11. Afterward, you can save changes, download, print, or share the completed form with relevant parties.

Complete your 18-A 5-804 form online today to ensure your health-care wishes are known and recorded.