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Professional legal document template with standard clauses and formatting.\nDECLARATION OF LIVING WILL\nThis Declaration of Living Will (this “Declaration”) is made and executed on ____________________ by ____________________ (the “Declarant”), residing at ____________________, as a statement of the Declarant’s health care instructions and preferences concerning life-prolonging procedures and end-of-life medical treatment in the event the Declarant is unable to make or communicate health care decisions.\nRECITALS\nWHEREAS, the Declarant is of sound mind and wishes to make a voluntary, informed, and legally effective expression of the Declarant’s wishes concerning medical treatment in circumstances where the Declarant is terminally ill, in an end-stage condition, in a persistent vegetative state, or otherwise permanently unconscious, as determined by the attending physician and any additional physician or other health care professional required by applicable law;\nWHEREAS, the Declarant understands that life-prolonging procedures may prolong the dying process and that, in certain circumstances, such procedures may serve only to postpone the moment of death rather than restore health or consciousness;\nWHEREAS, the Declarant desires to provide clear instructions to physicians, hospitals, nurses, emergency personnel, health care agents, family members, and other health care providers so that the Declarant’s wishes may be honored to the fullest extent permitted by law;\nWHEREAS, the Declarant acknowledges that this Declaration is intended to be interpreted consistently with applicable state and federal law, including any statute governing advance directives, living wills, health care directives, or surrogate decision-making;\nNOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for the purpose of setting forth the Declarant’s health care instructions, the Declarant declares as follows.\nDEFINITIONS\nFor purposes of this Declaration, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings commonly understood in the context of health care decision-making and applicable law.\n“Attending Physician” means the physician or licensed medical provider primarily responsible for the Declarant’s care at the relevant time.\n“Life-Prolonging Procedures” means any medical procedure, treatment, intervention, or measure that serves only to artificially delay the moment of death, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, artificial nutrition and hydration, dialysis, antibiotics, blood products, surgery, and other medically administered measures, except to the extent such procedures are intended to provide comfort care or pain relief.\n“Terminal Condition” means an incurable and irreversible condition that, without the administration of life-prolonging procedures, will result in death within a relatively short period of time, as determined by the attending physician and any other physician required by law.\n“End-Stage Condition” means an advanced, progressive, and irreversible condition caused by injury, disease, or illness that has caused severe and permanent deterioration, resulting in complete physical dependency and a need for extraordinary medical treatment to sustain life, as determined by the attending physician and any other physician required by law.\n“Persistent Vegetative State” means a condition in which the Declarant has lost and, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, will not regain consciousness, despite the preservation of other brain functions, as determined by the attending physician and any additional physician required by law.\n“Comfort Care” means treatment provided primarily to alleviate pain, suffering, and discomfort, including medication, palliative care, hospice care, and related measures intended to maximize comfort rather than prolong life.\nDECLARATION OF HEALTH CA","cbCainbyCjAlHdpf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainbyCjAlHdpf","docx",12936,6,"English","# Declaration of Living Will\n## Recitals\n## Definitions\n## Declaration of Health Care Instructions\n## Specific Treatment Preferences","[{\"question\":\"What is a Living Will in this template?\",\"answer\":\"It is a legally effective statement of the Declarant’s health care instructions and preferences for life-prolonging procedures and end-of-life medical treatment if the Declarant cannot make or communicate decisions.\"},{\"question\":\"When can life-prolonging procedures be withheld or withdrawn?\",\"answer\":\"When the Declarant has a terminal condition, end-stage condition, or persistent vegetative state and a required physician determines the Declarant lacks capacity and that such procedures would only artificially prolong dying or maintain a condition without reasonable recovery.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the template require regarding comfort care?\",\"answer\":\"It directs that comfort care be provided at all times to relieve pain and suffering, even if such care may incidentally shorten life, provided it follows accepted medical practice with the intention to alleviate distress.\"}]","DECLARATION OF LIVING WILL - Legal Health Care Instructions Template | DOCX"]