Advance Directives

Advance Directive

A written statement of a person’s wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.

Please click on the following links to learn more about Advance Directives at Carson Tahoe:

• Who will make healthcare decisions if you are unable to do so?
• Form for Living Will Declaration
• Form for Power of Attorney for Health Care

Combined Directive

An Advance Directive includes both a Living Will Declaration and a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care. Nevada law does not specifically provide for a combined directive nor does it prohibit one. If possible, you should have a Living Will Declaration and a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, either combined or separately, so that your desires have the strongest basis for legal enforcement.