Wyoming Advance Health Care Directive and Power of Attorney for Health Care Medical Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning

Wyoming Advance Health Care Directive and Power of Attorney for Health Care Medical Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning
$12.99

Make your medical wishes known and appoint someone you trust to speak for you if you become unable to make or communicate your own health-care decisions.

This comprehensive Wyoming document combines an Advance Health Care Directive with a Power of Attorney for Health Care, allowing you to:

• Appoint a trusted Health Care Agent
• Name an Alternate Agent if your first choice cannot serve
• Authorize your Agent to make health-care decisions
• Grant access to medical records and health information
• Identify family members or other people your Agent should consult
• State your wishes regarding life-sustaining treatment
• Address artificial nutrition and hydration
• Provide instructions regarding comfort care and pain relief
• Record your personal values, priorities, and treatment goals
• Include spiritual, religious, or cultural wishes
• Provide additional health-care directions
• Nominate a guardian if court involvement becomes necessary
• Provide organ and tissue-donation instructions
• Add customized medical instructions and limitations

The document also includes an optional Agent Acknowledgment, information explaining the Agent’s responsibilities, Wyoming notarial and qualified-witness signing options, and clear completion and execution instructions.

Format: Digital Download
Length: 8 Pages
State: Wyoming
Documents Included: Advance Health Care Directive and Power of Attorney for Health Care
Use: Medical Decision-Making and Advance Health-Care Planning
Governing Law: Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act, W.S. 35-22-401 through 35-22-416

Complete the document at your own pace, discuss your wishes with your Agent and loved ones, and provide copies to your Agent, Alternate Agent, physician, hospital, and other health-care providers. The document must either be acknowledged before a notarial officer or signed by two qualified witnesses.

Important: This self-help legal document template is provided for general informational purposes and is not legal or medical advice. It is not a Wyoming POLST form or Psychiatric Advance Directive. Individual circumstances may vary. Consult a Wyoming-licensed attorney or qualified health-care professional if you need personalized guidance.