Kentucky Advance Directive

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

Kentucky Advance Directive

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

Last updated April 18th, 2024

A Kentucky advance directive is an estate planning document that enables an individual (the grantor) to detail their end-of-life care preferences. The packet will allow them 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.
  • Attending physician or person financially responsible for the of the grantor.
  • Working in a health care facility where the individual is a patient.

Advance Directive (Preview)

Kentucky Advance Directive

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, being a health care provider.