{"id":156,"date":"2024-06-23T05:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T05:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:59:36","slug":"advance-care-directive-forms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/en_us\/resources\/advance-care-directive-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Advance Directive Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large has-custom-border page-highlight-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250226_203243-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese version of AHCD form on a table\" class=\"wp-image-3839\" style=\"border-radius:10px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250226_203243-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250226_203243-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250226_203243-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250226_203243-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250226_203243-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250226_203243-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250226_203243-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">United States<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-green-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed9d65b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">California<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California&#8217;s advance directive is called the Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) and comes in several versions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Easy Form<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Standard Form<\/strong> does not contain illustrations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The form can also be filled out <strong>online<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CA-PREPARE-Advance-Directive-Chinese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AHCD Easy Form<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AHCD_long.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AHCD Standard Form<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/prepareforyourcare.org\/advance-directive-state\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AHCD Online Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-green-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed9d65b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information on Hawai\u02bbi&#8217;s advance directive can be found at the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kokuamau.org\/languages\/chinese-traditional-resources-for-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AHCD Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-green-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed9d65b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New York<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York&#8217;s advance directive is called the Health Care Proxy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/publications\/1430.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Care Proxy Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-green-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed9d65b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virginia&#8217;s advance directive can be found at the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caringinfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Virginia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advance Directive Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-green-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed9d65b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas&#8217; advance directive is called the Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastalks.org\/s\/Living-Will-or-Directive-to-Physicians-and-Families-or-Surrogates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directive to Physicians &amp; Family Form<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastalks.org\/helpfulinformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Other Resources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taiwan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-green-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed9d65b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taiwan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan&#8217;s advance directive is called the 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