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- SUMMARY OF STATE LIVING WILL LEGISLATION
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- ALASKA
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- Synopsis: Alaska is a strong living will state. Alaska's statute
- recognizes as effective within Alaska living wills validly
- executed in other states. The Alaska statute is unique in that
- the declaration suggested by state law requires the declarant to
- check off whether or not they desire intravenous food/water upon
- a terminal diagnosis. The statute is further unique in providing
- a civil penalty of $ 10,000.00 can be assessed against a
- physician failing to implement a declaration or failing to
- transfer the patient. The law requires a living will to be placed
- in the patient's records. To prepare a living will using the
- State of Alaska recommended form, please select living will
- preparation from the opening menu. Remember that the publisher
- recommends preparing a "uniform" living will in addition to the
- form suggested with by the State of Alaska. Please also consider
- executing a living will for any State that you spend more than a
- few weeks per year, or where you are a temporary resident.
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- ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR STATE'S LAW; GENERAL DATA
- AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED IN THE USER'S MANUAL
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- Statute number: Alaska Statutes 18.12.011
- Statute title: "Alaska Rights of Terminally Ill Act"
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- Governmental Agency to contact for more information: None specified
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- A specific form of living will is suggested by the state law
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- Witness requirements: Number: 2 over the age of 18 or acknowledgment
- before an Officer permitted to take acknowledgments; neither the
- witnesses nor the notary may be related to the declarant by blood
- or marriage
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- Recording of the living will is not provided for by the statute
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- Revocation of the living will may be made by any means of communication
- which is sufficient to establish intent to revoke. In addition,
- physical destruction (tearing, defacing, burning, etc.) is recognized
- by the Alaska law. Revocation is to be recorded in the patient's
- records.