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Free guideUnderstanding the Florida Health Care Surrogate and Living Will
A free, plain-English overview of Florida’s two main health care advance directives.
What’s in the guide
A Designation of Health Care Surrogate names the person who makes health care decisions for you when you can’t. A Living Will states your own wishes about life-prolonging procedures if you have an end-stage or terminal condition or are in a persistent vegetative state. Both fall under Chapter 765 of the Florida Statutes and cover health care only.
This guide also covers what happens without these documents, HIPAA privacy, anatomical gifts, and how they differ from a Do Not Resuscitate Order, with links to the statutes so you can read the sources yourself.
What the 8-page guide covers
- What an Advance Directive Is
- The Designation of Health Care Surrogate
- The Living Will
- What Happens Without These Documents — The Proxy Statute
- Federal Privacy Law (HIPAA)
- Anatomical Gifts
- Do Not Resuscitate Orders — A Different Document
- Other Points Frequently Discussed
- Do Your Own Research — Primary Sources
- Required Disclosures
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Fill out the Health Care Surrogate, Living Will and HIPAA intake form, or call or text 772-321-2290. Your document is prepared from the information you provide in writing. See estate document preparation.
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Prepared by Jonathan Rexford, Nonlawyer Document Preparer and Florida Notary Public, Vero Beach, Florida · 772-321-2290 · jonathan@notarynearmenow.com