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Advance Medical Directives
by: Legal Services of Northern Virginia

What is an Advance Medical Directive?

Many people are concerned about what would happen if, due to a mental or physical disorder, they could not tell their doctor what medical treatments they would or would not want. An advance directive is a statement either written or oral that makes your choices about medical treatment known to your doctor in advance. An advance directive may also name someone to make these decisions for you should you become incapable of deciding for yourself.

Go to the Legal Services of Northern Virginia website for more information on this subject: http://www.legalaidhelp.org/advanc98.html

 

Go the the SeniorNavigator.com website to get a form you can use to prepare your own Advance Medical Directive:  http://www.seniornavigator.com/content/legalfinancial/vaadvmeddir.asp

 

Last Reviewed On: 12/09/02
 
 
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