Wyoming Advance Directive (Living Will) Form

Wyoming Advance Directive (Living Will) Form

Laws and statutes to adhere to

Statutes – Title 35, Chapter 22 (Living Will)

Signature Requirements (§ 35-22-403(b)) – Two witnesses to the signature or Notarization.

Definitions for State (§ 35-22-402(a)(i)) – “Advance health care directive” means either an individual directive or a durable power of attorney.

How to write a Wyoming advance directive

Step 1: Obtain a copy of the Wyoming Declaration for Health-Care Professionals.

This website contains a "PDF" form that may be used to construct a Wyoming Declaration To Health Care Professionals, often known as a Wyoming Living Will.

Step 2: It is necessary for the Wyoming Declarant to evaluate the introduction before proceeding to the next step.

This article will begin with an overview of crucial facts, ranging from relevant legislation to situations in which Wyoming State Law will be disregarded or overturned in order to handle this problem. There should be enough time set out for both the form's preparer and the Wyoming Declarant or Patient who is issuing it to get acquainted with one another before the form is used.

Step 3: Identify the Wyoming Declarant who is the author of the Living Will.

Because of the formal paperwork that the Wyoming Declarant has supplied, if the Declarant becomes unable to speak, the Wyoming Physician and Medical Personnel present will be able to grasp and carry out his or her orders for medical aid. This statement must thus begin with his or her full name in the first sentence of the first paragraph. For this statement to be complete, the Wyoming Declarant's full name must be in the blank area preceding the words "...Being of Sound Mind" (or Patient).

Step 4 – Talk about the Wyoming patient's preferred level of care

The preferences of the Wyoming Declarant will need to be communicated in more detail in the following parts of this text than they were in the first paragraph. The decision on whether or not to deliver artificial sustenance and hydration to the Wyoming patient who is also getting tube fed is up to the medical personnel. Whether or if the Wyoming Patient agrees to be artificially provided with food and beverages is determined by whether or not the first checkbox statement ("Yes, I Want Feeding Tubes") is checked.

When the Wyoming Patient selects the second checkbox in this area, it signifies that he or she has made the decision to quit receiving any mechanical feedings after being given the official diagnosis of "Terminal Condition." You'll find this option just before the lines "No, I Don't Want Feeding Tubes..." on the next page.

If none of the statements listed above are chosen, this item will revert to its default configuration. Tube feeding will be used as long as the Wyoming Patient has not made a choice, is in a terminal state, and is in need of nourishment and liquids supplied by a medical expert (i.e. feeding tube down the throat or intravenously).

Step 5: If a Wyoming patient is in a coma, you must report whether or not they are on life support.

The Wyoming Patient's perspective on "Persistent Vegetative State" life support or life-sustaining treatment is mentioned as the second item on the agenda for this proclamation. "...all Cerebral Cortex Functions" have been completely shut off in the Wyoming Patient or Declarant shown in the second item of this document (see page 1). Fill in the "Yes..." box in item 2 if the Wyoming Patient agrees to the Medical Staff or accompanying Physician administering life-sustaining therapies to maintain his or her body functioning when he or she is unable.

To prevent having their body maintained by the use of life-sustaining treatments if a "Persistent Vegetative State" happens, the Wyoming Patient must choose the "No..." option in item 2 in order to avoid the use of life-sustaining therapies (i.e. dialysis, artificial respiration).

If this area is not filled, the default configuration of this item will be used. Default setting: When a patient is in a coma or a persistent vegetative state, the Wyoming Medical Staff will provide all care required to extend the patient's life, unless the Wyoming Declarant specifies that the treatment must be limited.

Step 6 – If a patient is in a long-term coma, the Wyoming Declarant must make a decision on tube feeding.

During the time in which the Wyoming Patient continues in a persistent vegetative state, this proclamation must address both the issue of life support and the issue of artificial nutrition, which are two separate issues. If the Wyoming Patient is rendered helpless for a lengthy period of time as a result of a persistent coma, they may state in Item 3 that they want their dietary and hydration requirements handled while they are disabled. Then, from the drop-down menu, choose "Yes, I want feeding tubes to be used..." from the list.

If the Wyoming Declarant does not want his or her body's sustenance and hydration levels maintained while in a persistent vegetative state, the option "No, I Do Not Want Feeding Tubes Used..." must be chosen. It's vital to understand that this will prevent any kind of feeding or hydration therapy, including intravenous nutrition, from being approved under these circumstances.

If the patient does not choose to make a statement in this document on being fed artificially while in a permanent vegetative state, Wyoming Health Care Professionals will maintain the patient's nutritional and hydration levels at an acceptable level while he or she is in a coma.

Step 7 – Present the Executing Signature and Date of the Wyoming Declarant

The Wyoming patient or declarant must carry out this living will in the presence of at least two witnesses in order for it to be valid. Each of these parties, starting with the Wyoming Patient/Declarant, will be subject to a set of rules and procedures. To complete the signing procedure, the Wyoming Declarant must indicate his or her address and birth date on the "Address" and "Date Of Birth" lines, respectively. It will be feasible to definitely identify the Wyoming Patient who made the above-mentioned remark based on the data provided.

Step 8: Obtain a statement from a witness to verify the validity and originality of the document.

This is the moment at which a Wyoming Declarant is expected to pass out the papers to all of the witnesses who are present, so that Witness One may read and sign the first "Witness Signature" line that appears after the Wyoming Declarant's signature. The present date must also be written as "Date Signed" in this column by Witness One, and the signature must be seen by another witness. The signature date of Witness One must be placed in the second line immediately after signing and must be the same as the signature date of the Wyoming Declarant in order for the document to be valid.

Witness It is required to print your name on the "Print Name" line below in order to be verified as the person who entered the information.

As soon as the Wyoming Patient and the Witness have signed the forms, Witness Two must take ownership of the papers that she has in her hands. he or she must read and sign the identical testimony as Witness One, using the "Witness Signature" that is still accessible, in order to be considered credible.

Step 9 – Make a list of the Wyoming Directive Keepers.

The blank lines underneath the dividing symbols "****" have been included in order to allow for the distribution of a list of every political party with whom the Wyoming Declarant has shared this document. It is advised that, in addition to the recipient's name, the recipient's contact information be included with the declaration.