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- SUMMARY OF STATE LIVING WILL LEGISLATION
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- LOUISIANA
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- Synopsis: Louisiana has a weak living will statute. The statute
- provides for oral as well as written living wills. If a person
- makes known to his physician the desire for a death with
- dignity, the oral declaration is to be made a part of the
- patient's records, and is to have the same effect of a written
- living will. A minor's parents or spouse (if the minor's
- spouse has reached the age of majority) may make a living will
- for the minor, but must be unanimous in their desire for a
- living will. The living will does not have to be honored by
- a physician. To prepare a living will using the State of
- Louisiana 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 Louisiana. 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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- Statute number: Rev. Stat. 40:1299.58.1
- Statute title: "Louisiana Life-Sustaining 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
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- Witness requirements: Number: 2 over the age of 18.
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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 a separate document
- of revocation, by physical destruction (tearing, defacing,
- burning, etc.) It may be verbally revoked if the verbal
- revocation is communicated to the attending physician.