Give yourself and your family peace of mind, make an Advance Directive to ensure that your wishes are followed when you are unable to make your own decisions regarding medical treatment and life support. This Advance Directive Package for the State of Rhode Island 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 Power of Attorney for Health Care appointing an agent to make health care decisions for you.

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