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Living Will Form - Alabama
An Alabama Living Will - sometimes confused with an Advance Directive - is a document that allows an individual to clarify their wishes regarding health care and treatment in case of temporary or permanent incapacity.
The form must at the very least address the three following topics:
- The election of an agent or a healthcare proxy;
- Life support;
- Palliative care.
An Alabama Living Will is defined and regulated by Title 22. Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control § 22-8A-4 of the Code of Alabama which states that any legal adult may execute a will directing the providing or withholding of life-sustaining treatment, artificially provided hydration and nutrition. Not valid if pregnant.
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What Is an Alabama Living Will?
A Living Will is a written, legal document that spells out the medical treatments an individual would and would not want to be used to keep them alive. The form also clarifies the preferences for other medical decisions, such as pain management or organ donation. The person for whom the will is created is called the Principal.
The document may be revoked at any time as long as the Principal still has the mental capacity to do so. The Principal may also elect a trusted individual - or agent - to make decisions on their behalf when they are no longer able to speak for themselves.
How to Make a Living Will in Alabama?
An Alabama Living Will template commonly includes the kinds of medical procedures administered to patients who are seriously ill. These include the following:
- The transfusion of blood and blood products;
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
- Diagnostic tests;
- Dialysis;
- The administration of drugs - specifically pain medication, food, and water;
- Tissue and organ donation;
- The use of a respirator;
- Surgery.
A patient has to print their will in several copies. It is recommended to keep the original with other important paperwork where a family member or agent may expect to find them. The copies of the Living Will must be handed out to the medical professionals and relatives tasked with either administering the treatment or executing the will.
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