Five Wishes States

 

Vermont

The state of Vermont has the following instructions regarding a Health Care Power of Attorney and and combined form (i.e. Five Wishes):

If in a nursing or residential care home, requires that "an ombudsman, recognized member of the clergy, attorney licensed to practice in this state, or other person may be designated by the probate court for the county in which the facility is located, signs a statement affirming that he or she has explained the nature and effect of the durable power of attorney for health care to the principal"

Vt. Stat. Ann,. tit. 14 §3460

--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.