What is an Advance Directive?
An advance directive is a legal document that you can complete on your own that can help ensure your preference for various medical treatments are followed if you become unable to make your own healthcare decisions. Your advance directive only goes into effect if your physician has evaluated you and determined that you are unable to understand your diagnosis, treatment options, or the possible benefits and harms of the treatment options. The facility does not honor advance directives. The patient must be informed by the physician prior to scheduling the procedure at the facility.
For more information please see the State of New Jersey Department of Health website. Feel free to click the links provided below to view and download the advance directive documents developed by the New Jersey Commission on Legal and Ethical Problems in the Delivery of Health Care.
To view and download these forms, you must use Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software on your computer, you can download the program for free from the Adobe website by clicking on the button below. A new window will open the outgoing link.
An advance directive is a legal document that you can complete on your own that can help ensure your preference for various medical treatments are followed if you become unable to make your own healthcare decisions. Your advance directive only goes into effect if your physician has evaluated you and determined that you are unable to understand your diagnosis, treatment options, or the possible benefits and harms of the treatment options. The facility does not honor advance directives. The patient must be informed by the physician prior to scheduling the procedure at the facility.
For more information please see the State of New Jersey Department of Health website. Feel free to click the links provided below to view and download the advance directive documents developed by the New Jersey Commission on Legal and Ethical Problems in the Delivery of Health Care.
- Proxy Directive - Durable Power of Attorney form (PDF)
- Instructive Directive - Living Will form (PDF)
To view and download these forms, you must use Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software on your computer, you can download the program for free from the Adobe website by clicking on the button below. A new window will open the outgoing link.
