Once you are satisfied with your responses to the Directive, follow these steps to ensure your directive is available and up-to-date should you ever need it:
Make sure the Directive document is available:
1. Make copies of the Directive and share it with your friends and family.
2. If you haven't selected a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare, you should do that as soon as possible.
3. Make sure your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare has a copy of your Directive.
4. Share the Directive with your physician.
5. Ask to have the Directive included in your medical record.
Consider taking the following additional steps:
6. Review a copy of this Directive with your attorney and provide a copy of the directive for his or her files.
7. Consider making a video recording of your Directive. Click on the "Video Recording your Directive" tab, above, for more information.
Be sure to update your Directive periodically:
8. Set a reminder to yourself to revisit the directive every 1-2 years.
Complete this Record of DDD and Video Recording and save it with your important papers