Forms & Laws

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FORMS AND LAWS
Click on the links below to download forms in a printable/viewable format. All forms are in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Living Will
• Medical Power of Attorney Form
• Combined Medical Power of Attorney and Living Will Form
• Mental Health Advance Directive
• Frequently Asked Questions Booklet
• Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Insert

WV Portable Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) Information for 2026

• 2026 revised Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) – SAMPLE
• Using the POST Form:  Guidance for Health Care Professionals for the 2026 POST form
• WV POST Patient Brochure
• The Revised WV POST Form for 2026:  What You Need to Know - Webinar Slides

  ADVANCE CARE PLANNING FORMS AND TOOLS

• Assessing Decision-Making Capacity
• Decision-Making Capacity According to West Virginia Law
• Job Description for Medical Power of Attorney Representative and Healthcare Surrogate in West Virginia
• Mature Minor and Emancipated Minor
• Surrogate Selection Checklist
• Family Conversations - How to Talk with Your Family and Friends About Future Health Care Decisions
• Possible Directives for the Special Directives or Limitations section of the Living Will

WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE LAWS

• Health Care Decisions Act
• Do-Not-Resuscitate Act
• Uniform Determination of Death Act

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING BULLETINS

• DHHR Obligation to Serve as Health Care Surrogate
• OHFLAC Memo Addressing DNR Issues
• Warning Against Special Directive Attachment

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