2018 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rights of the Terminally Ill or Permanently Unconscious Act
§ 20-17-202. Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment
Form 2


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“DECLARATION “If I should become permanently unconscious, I direct my attending physician, pursuant to the Arkansas Rights of the Terminally Ill or Permanently Unconscious Act, to [withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatments that are no longer necessary to my comfort or to alleviate pain] [follow the instructions of .......... whom I appoint as my health care proxy to decide whether life-sustaining treatment should be withheld or withdrawn]. It is my specific directive that nutrition may be withheld after consultation with my attending physician. It is my specific directive that hydration may be withheld after consultation with my attending physician. It is my specific directive that nutrition may not be withheld. It is my specific directive that hydration may not be withheld. Signed this ...... day of .............., 20 ....... Signature ........................................................................................... Address ............................................................................................. I am a competent adult who is not named as a healthcare proxy in this document. I witnessed the patient’s signature on this form. Witness ............................................................................................. Address ............................................................................................. I am a competent adult who is not named as a healthcare proxy in this document. I am not related to the patient by blood, marriage, or adoption and I would not be entitled to any portion of the patient’s estate upon his or her death under any existing will or codicil or by operation of law. I witnessed the patient’s signature on this form. Witness ............................................................................................. Address ............................................................................................”
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