Through an Advance Health Care Directive, you can express in advance which emergency life-sustaining medical treatments you would want if one day your illness became so serious that you could no longer communicate your wishes. This way, those who care for you will not have to guess what you need.
United States
California
California’s advance directive is called the Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) and comes in several versions:
- The Easy Form is an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand illustrated version of the AHCD for people with limited reading ability, with text in both Chinese and English.
- The Standard Form does not contain illustrations.
- The form can also be filled out online.
Hawaiʻi
Information on Hawaiʻi’s advance directive can be found at the link below.
New York
New York’s advance directive is called the Health Care Proxy.
Virginia
Virginia’s advance directive can be found at the link below.
Texas
Texas’ advance directive is called the Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates.
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan’s advance directive is called the 預立醫療決定書.