Kentucky Advance Directive Form

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A Kentucky advance directive is an estate planning document that enables an individual to detail their end-of-life care preferences. The packet will allow the individual (the grantor) to list their health care surrogate, refuse or request medical treatments, and outline their preferences regarding organ donation.

Kentucky Advance Directive Form

A Kentucky advance directive is an estate planning document that enables an individual to detail their end-of-life care preferences. The packet will allow the individual (the grantor) to list their health care surrogate, refuse or request medical treatments, and outline their preferences regarding organ donation.

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Last updated May 3rd, 2024

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A Kentucky advance directive is an estate planning document that enables an individual to detail their end-of-life care preferences. The packet will allow the individual (the grantor) to list their health care surrogate, refuse or request medical treatments, and outline their preferences regarding organ donation.

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Signing Requirements

An advance directive must either acknowledged before a notary public or signed by two witnesses.[1] The witnesses must not be:

  • A beneficiary of the grantor.
  • The grantor’s blood relative.
  • A person financially responsible for the grantor’s health care
  • Attending physician or working in a health care facility where the individual is a patient.

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Revocation

The grantor may revoke their advance directive by[2]:

  • Destroying the document.
  • Signing a written statement.
  • Giving an oral statement in front of two adults while they have decisional capacity (one witness must be a health care provider).

Sources

  1. § 311.625(2)
  2. § 311.627