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Advance Directives Advance directives are written instructions that state how you want health care decisions to be made for you if you become incapacitated. Individuals who are of sound mind and are 18 or older may complete these forms. Wisconsin laws created two forms of advance directives for health care – the living will and the power of attorney for health care. A living will (Declaration to Physicians) allows you to select the kind of life-sustaining care you would want if injury or illness leaves you in a terminal condition (dying) or a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery. With a health care power of attorney, you appoint someone to be your “agent” to make all health care decisions – not just those involving life support – for you if you lose the ability to make decisions for yourself. For more information: link to Wisconsin Department of Health Services Consumer Guide to Health Care |
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