An Advance Directive helps communicate your healthcare preferences and identifies the person you trust to participate in decisions when you cannot decide or communicate for yourself.
Oregon's form can address life-sustaining treatment, artificial nutrition and hydration, comfort-focused care, and other instructions. It also allows you to appoint a healthcare representative, subject to the document's terms and Oregon law.
A separate financial power of attorney covers financial and legal matters. We explain the form, help you consider the choices, and coordinate proper execution.
What a directive covers
Healthcare representative. Appoint a trusted person to make medical decisions when you cannot.
Life-sustaining treatment. Specify your wishes around CPR, ventilation, and other interventions.
Tube feeding & hydration. Provide direct guidance on artificial nutrition and hydration.
Comfort and pain management. Document your priorities for comfort-focused care and symptom management.
Organ and tissue donation. Record your preferences and coordinate them with other legally recognized donation instructions.
Clear healthcare instructions can reduce uncertainty for the people involved in your care. Schedule a consultation to prepare an Advance Directive that reflects your values and complies with Oregon execution requirements.