Code Three: Advance Directives, Part Three: State Laws

This is part three of a three-part series on the legal instrument called an Advance Directive. You may have heard of the Advanced Directive by other names, like "DNR" (Do Not Resuscitate order), or "Living Will", but they're all essentially the same instrument, and that's what we're talking about here. You can find the first part here, and the second part here.

The first post in this series talked about why you should have an Advance Directive, and the second discussed the issues from the EMS provider's perspective. This post links to the latest and greatest law from each state on what goes into an Advance Directive.

One final point: Advance Directive laws vary from state to state. Don't assume that what's valid in California will be valid in New York, and vice versa.

Thanks for reading, and click on your state in the list below to find out what its Advance Directive requirements are.

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Friday, July 22, 2005

Advance Directives, Part Three: State Laws

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