On April 16, 2008, join Americans across the country to talk to others about your future healthcare decisions and complete your advance directive!
Despite recent gains in public awareness of the need for advance care planning, studies indicate that most Americans have not exercised their right to make decisions about their healthcare in the event that they cannot speak for themselves.
Facts
All healthcare institutions are required to:
· Provide information about health care decision-making rights.
· Ask all patients if they have an advance directive.
· Educate their staff and community about advance directives.
· Not discriminate against patients based on an advance directive status.
According to the Pew Research Center’s study in 2006:
· 71% of Americans have thought about their end-of-life treatment preferences
· 95% had heard of a living will
· 29% had a living will
Where can I get an advance directive?
Oregon Advance Directive Form
Click here for a printable copy.
The Five Wishes document helps individuals express care options and preferences. The advance directive meets the legal requirements in most states and is available in 20 languages for a nominal fee. Order online or call 850.681.2010.
Caring Connections offers free, state-specific advance directives for all 50 states and DC that meet the legal requirements for each state. Download individual copies for free or call 800.658.8898 to have a copy mailed to you.
Center for Practical Bioethics
Caring Conversations is a free workbook to help individuals and families communicate with each other about their healthcare preferences and contains advance directive documents. These forms are valid in every state when notarized and signed by two witnesses. Download for free or call 800.344.3829 to order.
Project Grace offers a free Advance Care Planning Document that is legally valid in states that do not require forms to be notarized. Download for free, or call 877.99.GRACE to order a copy.
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives offers general and state-specific information on psychiatric advance directives.
The Will to Live Project provides state specific forms for designating an agent and stating healthcare wishes.
Organ Donation Choices: www.organdonor.gov or www.donatelife.net
State-Specific Resource for Oregon
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