What are the considerations under which an advance directive can be implemented?
An advance directive is implemented when the patient is no longer able to give directions regarding life-sustaining treatment and artificially provided nutrition and hydration. A Kentucky Advance Directive must be witnessed by either of the following methods: 1. Signed in the presence of two witnesses. These witnessed must not be a blood relative, a beneficiary, an employee of the health care facility in which you are a patient, your attending physician, nor a person directly financially responsible for your health care. 2. Signature witnessed by a notary public. 2. In the case of conflicts, which document overrides the living will or the durable power of attorney? The durable power of attorney is to comply with the wishes indicated by the advance directive. 3. What is the authority of a living will; of a durable power of attorney, i.e., the attorney- in- fact? The durable power of attorney is expected to make all decisions based on the living will. If such a person has not been appoin
