Make certain that your wishes regarding medical treatment are known by your doctor and your family by making an Advance Healthcare Directive. This Advance Directive Package for the State of Illinois contains:

• an explanation of what an advance directive is.
  
• instructions on preparing and completing an advance directive.
  
• a Living Will Declaration setting out your wishes regarding life sustaining procedures.
  
• a Durable Health Care Power of Attorney appointing an agent to make health care decisions for you.

These easy-to-use Illinois forms are provided in MS Word format, and can be used by more than one person by filling in the appropriate information.