New Hampshire Advance Directive Form

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A New Hampshire advance directive defines a person’s end-of-life medical preferences and appoints an agent to communicate health care decisions on their behalf. The document allows the person to specify whether or not they want life-sustaining treatments when they are near death, and ensures that the agent will see that their instructions are followed.

New Hampshire Advance Directive Form

A New Hampshire advance directive defines a person’s end-of-life medical preferences and appoints an agent to communicate health care decisions on their behalf. The document allows the person to specify whether or not they want life-sustaining treatments when they are near death, and ensures that the agent will see that their instructions are followed.

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Last updated May 3rd, 2024

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A New Hampshire advance directive defines a person’s end-of-life medical preferences and appoints an agent to communicate health care decisions on their behalf. The document allows the person to specify whether or not they want life-sustaining treatments when they are near death, and ensures that the agent will see that their instructions are followed.

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Signing Requirements

An advance directive must be signed by two witnesses or a notary public.[1]

The witnesses cannot be any of the following:

  • The principal’s agent or surrogate.
  • The principal’s spouse or heir.
  • Entitled to part of the principal’s estate.
  • The attending practitioner or person under their direction.

Furthermore, only one of the witnesses may be the principal’s care provider or their employee.

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Revocation

An advance directive can be revoked by any of the following[2]:

  • A written revocation delivered to the agent, surrogate, or care provider.
  • Oral revocation in the presence of two witnesses.
  • Executing a subsequent advance directive.
  • Divorce, legal separation, annulment, or protective order if the agent/surrogate is the principal’s spouse.

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