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The document is an Advance Health-Care Directive under Delaware law, allowing individuals to provide instructions regarding their health care and designate an agent to make decisions on their behalf if they become incapacitated. It includes sections for appointing a power of attorney for health care, specifying end-of-life treatment preferences, expressing intentions for anatomical gifts, and designating a primary physician. The directive emphasizes the individual's right to revoke or modify their wishes at any time.

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In Part 1, designate your primary agent by filling in their name, address, and contact information. If desired, also provide details for alternate agents.
Specify your agent's authority regarding health care decisions. Clearly outline any limitations you wish to impose on their decision-making powers.
In Part 2, express your wishes about end-of-life decisions. Mark the appropriate choices regarding life-sustaining treatment and pain relief.
If applicable, complete Part 3 to indicate your intentions regarding anatomical gifts after death.
Designate your primary physician in Part 4 by providing their name and contact details.
Finally, sign and date the form at the end. Ensure two witnesses sign as well, confirming they meet the necessary criteria.

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What is the difference between a living will and a health care directive?

You might confuse living wills and advance directives because living wills are a type of advance directive. Advance directives refer to any legal form guiding your future medical care, and living wills refer to specific documents that shape end-of-life treatment.

Do I need a healthcare directive?

The state California also allows the use of a POLST (Physicians Orders For Life‑Sustaining Treatment). Anyone who is over the age of 18 and is of sound mind should consider making an advance directive.

How to complete a health care directive?

How can you get started with advance care planning? Reflect on your values and wishes. Talk with your doctor about advance directives. Choose someone you trust to make medical decisions for you. Complete your advance directive forms. Share your forms with your health care proxy, doctors, and loved ones.

How long is a health care directive good for?

How long does an advance directive for health care last? The advance directive will remain valid during your lifetime unless you revoke it or you sign a new advance directive [unless] or there is a specific time limit written in the advance directive. The health care representatives authority ends when you die.

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