Living Will Colorado With Advance Directive
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An advance directive is a legal document(s) that tells your health care team your wishes about what you do or don't want for your medical care when you are not able to make these decisions for yourself.
The laws for Living Wills will vary by state; however, in Colorado, your Living Will must be signed by two witnesses. The witnesses to your Living Will form shouldn't be your healthcare providers, their employees, or any of your creditors. Heirs and beneficiaries are restricted, as well.
You do not need an attorney or a doctor to complete a Living Will, but you do need two witnesses. The witnesses cannot be your healthcare providers, an employee of your healthcare provider, your creditors, or anyone likely to inherit property from you.
It's put into action once two doctors admit that a person is terminally ill and will die with or without the use of life-sustaining procedures, or that the person is in a persistent vegetative state. You don't have to get this form witnessed or notarized.
Some states limit who can witness advance directives and require that forms be notarized. Colorado requires neither witnesses nor notarization for the medical durable power of attorney. Colorado does require witnesses for living wills. Advanced practice nurses and physician assistants can sign MOSTs.