Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time. They give you a way to tell your wishes to family, friends, and health care professionals and to avoid confusion later on. For more easy to read information regarding these documents, see Medlineplus.gov, Health Topics, Advance Directives.

Advance Directive Documents

• Honoring Choices Wisconsin Advance Directive (English)
• Honoring Choices Wisconsin Advance Directive (Large Print English)
• Honoring Choices Wisconsin Advance Directive (Spanish)
• Honoring Choices Wisconsin Advance Directive (Chinese)
• Honoring Choices Wisconsin Advance Directive (Hmong)
• Honoring Choices Wisconsin Advance Directive (Russian)
• Honoring Choices Wisconsin Advance Directive (Somali)

Additional Resources

• What is Advance Care Planning? (English or Spanish)
• Honoring Choices Wisconsin Advance Care Planning Guide
• What does it mean to be a Health Care Agent? (English or Spanish)
• What you should know advance care planning and CPR (English or Spanish)

Living Will, Power of Attorney Forms, Authorization for Final Disposition

On this page, you will find the Advance Directives forms:  

• Declaration to Physicians (Living Will) - F-00060, (PDF, 27 KB)

• Power of Attorney for Health Care - F-00085 (PDF, 193 KB)

• Power of Attorney for Finance and Property - F-00036 (PDF, 19 KB)

• Authorization for Final Disposition - F-00086 (PDF 29 KB)

When printing the form from the Internet, please assure that you print and complete all pages of the form you are using. To be valid the form must be complete and signed. Give a copy to your primary care physician to include in your medical records.

Honoring Choices Wisconsin an initiative of the Wisconsin Medical Society (Society) to build system change, advocacy and education around advance care planning.

The Conversation Project is dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care.