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These signatures and the notarial act may be the linchpin between a document that is valid and legally binding, or not. Whether or not your home state calls for an official notarization by a notary public, every state in the U.S. requires your advance directive to be signed by witnesses.
DOES THE DIRECTIVE HAVE TO BE docHubD? No. Two witnesses are sufficient to document your signature. The Texas Department of State Health Services Standard Out-Of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Order does not have to be docHubd, but may be docHubd instead of having two witnesses.
ing to Section 166.031 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, a Texas living will must be signed by you in the presence of two witnesses or a notary public. Your living will can cover life sustaining treatment, which Section 166.002 defines as any treatment necessary to sustain your life.
For example, a living will would allow you to tell doctors that you do not want to receive a blood transfusion. A medical power of attorney does not discuss specific procedures but instead gives someone else the authority to make decisions about those procedures for you.
The two most common advance directives for health care are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care.
To obtain or create an advance health care directive form: Contact your health care provider. Consult with private legal counsel. Refer to the Office of the Attorney Generals website. Refer to Probate Code section 4701.
After you create your advance directive, you must sign and date your document and have it either signed by two witnesses or docHubd. (California allows digital advance directives, but they must be docHubd and must comply with strict requirements for digital signatures.)
(ad-VANS duh-REK-tiv) A legal document that states a persons wishes about receiving medical care if that person is no longer able to make medical decisions because of a serious illness or injury. Definition of advance directive - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms cancer.gov dictionaries cancer-terms def cancer.gov dictionaries cancer-terms def
Optionally, a competent adult person, guardian, agent, proxy, or qualified relative may sign the OOH-DNR Order in the presence of a notary instead of two qualified witnesses. Witness or notary signatures are not required when two physicians execute the order by signing Section F.