Missouri Advance Health Care Directive Forms

Set out your wishes for life-sustaining treatment and appoint someone as your medical decision maker with this Advance Health Care Directive Forms Package for Missouri residents.

• This package of forms contains the following:
  
  • information and instructions to help you prepare and complete your advance directive,
  • Advance Health Care Directive which is made up of:
    • Part I - Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, where you can designate someone you trust to act as your agent to make health care decisions for you when you are unable to do so,
    • Part II - Health Care Directive, which allows you to state your wishes about health care treatments and procedures, including life-prolonging treatments,
    • Part III - General Provisions that are included in both documents,
    • Part IV - Execution.
• Making an Advance Directive can help to ensure that your family and your doctor know what your wishes if you should become unable to communicate or make your own decisions, and that there is someone with the authority to make decisions for you.
• The forms are provided in MS Word format and can be used by more than one person by filling in the appropriate information.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Missouri.