Aging With Dignity - Five Wishes in North Dakota

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North Dakota

The state of North Dakota has the following instructions regarding an Health Care Power of Attorney only:

If in a long-term care facility, either:

(1) A "recognized member of the clergy, an attorney licensed to practice in this state, or a person as may be designated by the department of human services or the district court"...must sign "a statement affirming that the person has explained the nature and effect of the durable power of attorney for health care to the principal" or

(2) The "principal acknowledges in writing that the principal has read the explanation prefacing the statutory form in section 23-06.5-17 or a similar written explanation of the nature and effect of a a durable power of attorney for health care."

If in a hospital, either:

(1) A "person designated by the hospital or an attorney licensed to practice in this state signs a statement that the person has explained the nature and effect of the durable power of attorney for healthcare to the principal" or

--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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