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  1. Advance Directives and HIV: A Current Trend in the Inner City; Journal of Community Health; Pascal J. de Caprariis, Alex Carballo-Dieguez, Sarah Thompson, and Claudia Lyon (2012)

    This exploratory study examines the prevalence and trends of advance directives among people with HIV hospitalized in an inner city community hospital. An advance directive (AD), such as a living will or power of attorney, specifies an individual’s health ...

    admin - 4/7/2017 2:47pm

  2. Advance Directive Forms, U.S. Living Will Registry

    This website provides links to advance directive forms by state, as well as information about creating an advance directive. The site cautions that individuals should carefully consider several important questions before completing a form. In particular, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 4/9/2017 3:04pm

  3. Power of Attorney Laws: Citations by State, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging

    This chart provides a state-by-state listing of power of attorney laws, which allow a person to appoint someone to handle their affairs if they are not able to do so. The chart was updated in December 2007. The chart provides a good reference point for in ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 4/9/2017 4:49pm

  4. Consumer's Toolkit for Health Care Advance Planning, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging

    This toolkit was created for those who are thinking of making a health care advance directive, such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care, or who have already signed one. It does not create a formal advance directive for the user, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/8/2013 10:44am

  5. Planning Your Health Care in Advance: How to Make Your End-of-Life Wishes Known and Honored, New York State Office of the Attorney General

    This thorough consumer guide to New York law provides information and sample forms to help users exercise their right to make treatment decisions and ensure that their wishes for end-of-life-care are understood and respected by care givers, family, and fr ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm