Oregon Living Will (Healthcare Directive)

Living Will (Healthcare Directive) documents express your medical wishes. Attorney-drafted templates ensure a fast and easy completion process.

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Oregon Living Wills and Health Care Package

Access essential forms to ensure your medical treatment preferences are honored, providing peace of mind in critical situations.

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Common Oregon Living Will (Healthcare Directive) documents

  • Healthcare Directive — outlines personal health care preferences and decisions.
  • Advance Directive — specifies medical treatment wishes if incapacitated.
  • Health Care Proxy — designates a person to make health decisions on your behalf.
  • Medical Treatment Directive — details specific medical interventions you consent to.
  • Life-Support Directive — outlines your wishes regarding life-sustaining treatments.

Similar documents: key differences

  • Living Will vs. Healthcare Directive — often interchangeable, both express medical wishes.
  • Advance Directive vs. Living Will — Advance Directive is a broader term, including Living Wills.
  • Health Care Proxy vs. Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care — Health Care Proxy specifically assigns medical decisions; the latter can include broader powers.
  • Advance Healthcare Directive vs. Medical Directive — terms often used synonymously for expressing healthcare preferences.

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FAQs

Not necessarily; a will can suffice, but a trust offers extra management options.

Without a directive, medical decisions may default to family members or the courts.

Review your directives regularly, especially after major life changes.

Beneficiary designations can bypass your will and directly affect asset distribution.

Yes, you can appoint separate individuals for financial and healthcare decisions.

Glossary

  • Advance Directive - Document detailing healthcare preferences for future medical situations.
  • Healthcare Proxy - Person authorized to make medical decisions on your behalf.
  • Living Will - Document expressing your wishes for medical treatment if incapacitated.
  • Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care - Legal document allowing someone to make healthcare decisions for you.
  • Medical Treatment Directive - Instructions on specific medical treatments you want or do not want.
  • End-of-Life Directive - Document specifying wishes for care at the end of life.
  • Life-Support Directive - Outlines your preferences regarding life-support measures.
  • Health Care Declaration - Formal statement of your health care decisions.
  • Medical Wishes Form - Document outlining your preferences for medical treatment.
  • Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order - Order instructing not to perform CPR in case of cardiac arrest.

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