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#define.stb Definitions of legal terms
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SUMMARY OF STATE LIVING WILL LEGISLATION
ALABAMA
Synopsis: Alabama has a "weak" living will statute dating from
1981. This statute allows a doctor, once a "confirmed" diagnosis
of terminal illness is made to withhold life prolonging measures.
The law does not require the doctor or hospital to follow the
patient's wishes, but does require that the patient be allowed to
be transferred. If a physician is notified of the existence
of a living will, it must be added to the declarant's medical records.
To prepare an Alabama living will using the state
suggested form, please select the document preparation menu.
Remember that the publisher preparing a "uniform" living will in
addition to the form suggested with by the State of Alabama. 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.
Statute number: Alabama Code, Section 22-8a-1-10
Statute title: "Alabama Natural Death Act"
Governmental Agency to contact for more information: None specified
A specific form of living will is suggested
Witness requirements: Number: 2 Relationship: Witnesses may
not be related by blood or marriage, may not be directly responsible
for the medical costs of the declarant and must be over 19 years of
age.
Recording of the living will is not provided for
The living will may be revoked by tearing, burning etc. or by a
written declaration of cancellation. It may be verbally revoked
if the person hearing the declaration writes a confirming note
which is dated and signed. This information must be provided then
to the treating physician.