Signing Requirements
Advance directives must be signed by two witnesses who don’t stand to inherit any of the principal’s estate and are not involved in their health care.[1]
Furthermore, the health care 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.
Revocation
The declarant may revoke the advance directive at any time by[2]:
- Destroying the document.
- Executing another advance directive.
- Signing a written revocation.
- Clearly stating their intent to revoke it to a witness who must sign a statement confirming it.
If the declarant is receiving care at a health care facility, the revocation will only become effective when it is communicated to the attending physician.