The Colorado Medical Durable Power of Attorney and Colorado Living Will (pull the plug) approved forms were updated late last year. Every few years they are updated and improved. For example the power of attorney now contains a new section titled “Relationship to Living Will” which gives the option to override certain terms of the Living Will based on specific instructions given to the agent. Also the Living Will now has a new section titled “Permission to Speak with Interested Persons” in which you may list your relatives or others that the treating physician may speak to prior to withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures.
The new forms do not mean that your old ones are not effective or that you need to replace them, but feel free to call about whether the new forms contain directions that you would like to implement.
The new forms do not mean that your old ones are not effective or that you need to replace them, but feel free to call about whether the new forms contain directions that you would like to implement.