Georgia Advance Directive

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The Georgia advance directive is a document that individuals use to appoint a health care agent and record instructions for administering medical treatments in the event of their incapacity. Individuals can also select a backup health care agent and name another individual as their guardian. The form will also designate what powers the agent will have after the death of the principal.

Georgia Advance Directive

The Georgia advance directive is a document that individuals use to appoint a health care agent and record instructions for administering medical treatments in the event of their incapacity. Individuals can also select a backup health care agent and name another individual as their guardian. The form will also designate what powers the agent will have after the death of the principal.

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Last updated April 20th, 2024

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The Georgia advance directive is a document that individuals use to appoint a health care agent and record instructions for administering medical treatments in the event of their incapacity. Individuals can also select a backup health care agent and name another individual as their guardian. The form will also designate what powers the agent will have after the death of the principal.

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Signing Requirements

Advance directives must be signed by two witnesses who are not the declarant’s beneficiaries nor involved in their health care.[1]

Furthermore, the healthcare agent may not act as a witness, and no more than one witness can be an employee of the facility where the declarant receives care.

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Georgia Advance Directive

Revocation

The declarant may revoke the advance directive at any time by[2]:

  • Destroying the document.
  • Executing another advance directive.
  • Via a written revocation.
  • By clearly stating their intent to revoke it to a witness who must sign a statement confirming it.