On April 16, 2009, join Americans across the country to talk to others about your future healthcare decisions and to complete your advance directive!

National Healthcare Decisions Day is an initiative encouraging patients to express their healthcare wishes through conversations and the completion of advance directives and hospital permissions. On this day throughout the country, healthcare providers, professionals, chaplains, attorneys, and others will participate in a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making. 

What is a living will?

Living wills/advance directives are actually a set of documents: a living will/advance directive and a medical durable power of attorney. These documents help direct your medical care if you become incapacitated. Our living wills and advance directives services provide free documents specific to your state. We also provide a member benefit of one-on-one counseling on creating and implementing your living will/advance directive.

Click here to get an advanced directive for your state.

What are hospital permissions?

Unmarried partners may need prior hospital visitation authorization from their partner. This document let's the hospital and healthcare workers know that should you become ill or incapacitated it is your wish that certain named persons be given first preference to visit you.

Click here to download a hospital permissions authorization.

A Letter to My Doctor

It is never to soon to find out if your Doctor will respect yourend-of-ife wishes.  We have made it easy for you, just download, print and ad your name and signature to our template letter and give it to your Doctor. Don't wait until it is too late, find out today!

Click here to download a printable template of "A Letter to My Doctor.

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