Kansas Living Will Declaration

KANSAS LIVING WILL DECLARATION

Note to Declarant:  Any adult person may execute a declaration directing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures in a terminal condition. A declaration made pursuant to Kansas Statute No. 65-28,103 must be: (1) in writing; (2) signed by the person making the declaration, or by another person in the declarant's presence and by the declarant's expressed direction; (3) dated; and (4) (A) signed in the presence of two or more witnesses at least 18 years of age neither of whom shall be the person who signed the declaration on behalf of and at the direction of the person making the declaration, related to the declarant by blood or marriage, entitled to any portion of the estate of the declarant according to the laws of intestate succession of this state or under any will of the declarant or codicil thereto, or directly financially responsible for declarant's medical care; or (B) acknowledged before a notary public. The declaration of a qualified patient diagnosed as pregnant by the attending physician shall have no effect during the course of the qualified patient's pregnancy.

It shall be the responsibility of declarant to provide for notification to the declarant's attending physician of the existence of the declaration. An attending physician who is so notified shall make the declaration, or a copy of the declaration, a part of the declarant's medical records.

The declaration shall be substantially in the following form, but in addition may include other specific directions. Should any of the other specific directions be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other directions of the declaration which can be given effect without the invalid direction, and to this end the directions in the declaration are severable.

DECLARATION

Declaration made this ______ day of _____________________ (month, year).

I, ____________________________________________, being of sound mind, willfully and voluntarily make known my desire that my dying shall not be artificially prolonged under the circumstances set forth below, do hereby declare:

 

If at any time I should have an incurable injury, disease, or illness certified to be a terminal condition by two physicians who have personally examined me, one of whom shall be my attending physician, and the physicians have determined that my death will occur whether or not life-sustaining procedures are utilized and where the application of life-sustaining procedures would serve only to artificially prolong the dying process, I direct that such procedures be withheld or withdrawn, and that I be permitted to die naturally with only the administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide me with comfort care.

In the absence of my ability to give directions regarding the use of such life-sustaining procedures, it is my intention that this declaration shall be honored by my family and physician(s) as the final expression of my legal right to refuse medical or surgical treatment and accept the consequences from such refusal.

 

I understand the full import of this declaration and I am emotionally and mentally competent to make this declaration.

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Signature of Person Making Declaration (Declarant)

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(Type or Print Name of Declarant)

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Street Address

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City                              State                   Zip Code

The declarant has been personally known to me and I believe the declarant to be of sound mind. I did not sign the declarant's signature above for or at the direction of the declarant. I am not related to the declarant by blood or marriage, entitled to any portion of the estate of the declarant according to the laws of intestate succession or under any will of declarant or codicil thereto, or directly financially responsible for declarant's medical care.

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Signature of 1^st Witness                                                  Signature of 2^nd Witness

 

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(Type or Print Name of Witness)                                      (Type or Print Name of Witness)

 

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Street Address                                                              Street Address

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City                              State                   Zip Code        City                              State                   Zip Code

 

(OR)

STATE OF ______________________     ) 
                                                            ) ss.
COUNTY OF ____________________     )

This instrument was acknowledged before me on ________________________ (date) by __________________________________________ (name of person).

 

__________________________________________                       (Seal, if any)

(Signature of notary public)

 

My appointment expires: ________________________

Copies Delivered To:

 

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