Signing Requirements
The appointment of health care representative portion of the document must be signed by one witness other than the selected representative.[1]
Two witnesses need to sign the living will section of the document.[2] The witnesses may not be[3]:
- Entitled to the declarant’s estate.
- Financially responsible for the declarant’s medical care.
- The spouse, child, or parent of the declarant.
- The person who signed the document on the declarant’s behalf.
Revocation
The declarant may revoke the advanced directive[4]:
- By a written statement, signed and dated.
- If they destroy the document.
- If they express vocally the intention to revoke it.