Kansas Advance Directive

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A Kansas advance directive form is a document that is used by the principal to prepare for their end-of-life medical care by executing a living will and assigning a health care agent. In the living will, the principal declares their wish to have medical treatments withheld and withdrawn if they are in a terminal condition.

Kansas Advance Directive

A Kansas advance directive form is a document that is used by the principal to prepare for their end-of-life medical care by executing a living will and assigning a health care agent. In the living will, the principal declares their wish to have medical treatments withheld and withdrawn if they are in a terminal condition.

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Last updated April 19th, 2024

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A Kansas advance directive form is a document that is used by the principal to prepare for their end-of-life medical care by executing a living will and assigning a health care agent. In the living will, the principal declares their wish to have medical treatments withheld and withdrawn if they are in a terminal condition.

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Signing Requirements

A power of attorney for healthcare decisions and living will must either be signed by two witnesses or a notary public.[1]

The witnesses must be at least eighteen years of age and cannot be any of the following:

  • The health care agent named in the document;
  • The person who signed on behalf and at the direction of the principal;
  • Related to the principal by blood, marriage, or adoption;
  • Entitled to any part of the principal’s estate; or
  • Financially responsible for the principal’s medical care.

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Revocation

An individual may revoke an advance directive by[2]:

  • Destroying the document.
  • Signing a written revocation.
  • Verbally stating the intention in the presence of a witness who will sign a document confirming the revocation.

Sources

  1. §§ 65-28,103(a)(4), 58-629(e)
  2. § 65-28,104