Health Care Directive

A health care directive under the Natural Death Act states the declarer's wishes about life-sustaining treatment when a terminal or permanent unconscious condition is diagnosed, with an election about artificial nutrition and hydration and an optional place-of-death preference. It is one continuous declaration of lettered paragraphs.

Who it is for

Washington residents who want to record their wishes about life-sustaining treatment in advance.

Signing requirements

• The declarer signs the directive in the presence of two witnesses, who sign a witness declaration.
• No notarial acknowledgment is part of this document.

On signing day, the app collects

• City and date of execution
• Witness one
• Witness two

After drafting

• The Attorney Memo export lists every choice and advisory for counsel to review.

Statutes cited

• RCW 70.122.020
• RCW 70.122.030

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This is a draft to bring to a Washington attorney. It is not legal advice.