Advance Directives offered at End of Life Washington
Advance Directives offered at End of Life Washington
Provides a downloadable, fillable document online for people wanting to make a living will and/or a health care directive. The document provides instructions about future medical care if a person becomes incapable of stating their wishes. In these documents, both wanted and unwanted treatment may be specified. - Combines your Health Care Directive (Living Will) and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care into one document. - Applies if you have a terminal or nonterminal medical condition. - Contains no anti-choice statements. - Includes an Alzheimer’s and dementia provision. - Uses specific terminology regarding when you don’t want life-sustaining treatment and what other treatments you don’t want. - Allows you to place limits on how long you would remain in a coma or persistent vegetative state. - Offers an option of no life-sustaining treatment under any circumstances (for the very elderly, for instance). - Includes a statement requesting maximum pain and comfort care, even if it might hasten your dying process. - Remains in effect after death (for organ donation, disposition of remains). - Includes a provision stating that if a guardian is appointed for you, that guardian should be the health care agent you named. - Affirms a health care agent’s right to complete a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form on behalf of the maker. - Allows consideration of every legal, ethical option.
Physical Address
Hours
M-Fri, 9am-4pm. Voicemail will be returned the following business day. Closed for all federal holidays and Christmas Eve.
Voice
Application process
Visit website and call if you have questions.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
No restrictions.
Languages
Interpreter services
Service area
WA
Agency info
End of Life Washington
Counsels patients and families on issues such as advance directives and aid in dying. Educates the public, physicians, and legislators on end-of-life issues and patients' rights.