Five Wishes States

 

Connecticut

 The state of Connecticut has the following instructions regarding an Advance Directive:

If in a facility operated by the Dept. of M.H. and Addiction Services, one witness must have no affiliation with the facility and one must be a physician or clinical psychologist with specialized training in treating mental illness.

If in a facility operated or licensed by the Dept. of M.R., one witness must have no affiliation with the facility and one must be a physician or clinical psychologist with specialized training in developmental disabilities.

Conn. Gen. Stat . §19a-576(b) and (c) (West 2004)

--Excerpted from National Advance Directives: One Attempt to Scale the Barriers, by Charles P. Sabatino, Esq., National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Journal, Volume 1, 2005

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Five Wishes meets legal requirements in these states (and the District of Columbia):
 

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

 


In a state not listed, Five Wishes can still be useful as an attachment to the state's required forms.  Many
residents in these states find that Five Wishes expresses
their preferences in detail
and provides a helpful guide
to families, caregivers
and doctors.