3 Important Things To Know About A Health Care Directive There are many things to know about setting up a healthcare directive. This blog focuses on four important things to know about a health care directive in Washington State. 1. Who Can Witness A Health Care Directive? First, the State of Washington requires that each health care directive be signed by two people, and there More
Importance of Having an Attorney to Help with Your Healthcare Directive Importance of Having an Attorney to Help with Your Healthcare Directive If you search online for “health care directive” or “living will,” you will likely find many online form banks that will charge you a small amount of money to use their form to create one of these legal documents. While it is better to More
Some End-Of-Life Documents Washingtonians Need Now No one likes thinking about death, but unless some decisions are made before that time, emotion could get in the way of what you want to happen. Even worse, the state or a strange doctor could make important decisions instead of your family. Some of the documents we offer have immediate benefits as well. Many More
Why You Need a Healthcare Power of Attorney Though a healthcare directive is a very important legal document, it’s not the only one you need to ensure that your wishes are followed when you’re unable to make your own healthcare decisions. A recent Forbes article noted that hospitals affiliated with religious organizations may not honor a patient’s healthcare directive if parts of it More
Does Your Health Care Directive Need to Address the Death With Dignity Act? Washington State is one of only three states in the country that has a Death with Dignity Act in place at this time (California’s Act will take effect in June). You may wonder, “How does this Act apply to me? Does my Health Care Directive need to specifically address my wishes regarding euthanasia?” What is More
Who Makes The Medical Decisions If My Medical Proxy And I Are Both Incapacitated? First, when it comes to medical care, it may be of some importance to note that as long as you have the capacity to do so, you have every right to say “yes” or “no” to suggested treatments from your doctor. This includes the right to say decline artificial hydration and/or nutrition. Now that this More