An Arizona living will is a written document that lets you state, in advance, the medical treatments you want or refuse if you cannot communicate your wishes. It covers a terminal condition, an irreversible coma, or a persistent vegetative state. FormsPal’s version also includes a medical power of attorney, so you can name a health care agent to carry out those wishes.
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It covers choices such as life-sustaining treatment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and artificially administered food and fluids, plus any additional instructions you want to add. Arizona residents commonly prepare one alongside a will, especially when a serious diagnosis makes future decisions hard to communicate.
A living will only takes effect once your medical condition matches what you specified. Keep signed copies where your family, doctor, and health care agent can find them.
A living will is valid in Arizona when it meets the signing rules in Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-3221: the document must clearly state that you intend to create a health care directive, and it must be dated and signed or marked by you. It must then be notarized, or witnessed in writing by at least one adult who confirms you signed it while of sound mind and free from duress.[1.1]
Arizona verifies a living will the same way it verifies a health care power of attorney.[1.1]
Choosing a witness instead of a notary? Pick someone who plans to be there in person, since Arizona law requires that person to confirm they were present and that you appeared to be of sound mind and free from duress.[2]
I was present when this was signed (or marked). the patient then appeared to be of sound mind and free from duress.
Arizona also restricts who may serve as your notary or witness. That person cannot be someone you have designated to make your medical decisions, and cannot be someone directly involved in providing you health care at the time you sign.[1.2]
Arizona law also provides a sample living will statement you can use as a model for your own wishes about comfort care, life-sustaining treatment, and pregnancy.[3]
A health care provider who makes a good faith decision based on an apparently genuine living will is immune from civil and criminal liability for that decision (A.R.S. § 36-3261(C)).[4.1]
| Document Name | Arizona Living Will Form |
| State Form Name | Living Will (End of Life Care) |
| Signing Requirements | Signed by you, then notarized or witnessed by at least one adult.[1.1] |
| Validity Requirements | Section 36-3221 |
| Statutory Sample Form | Section 36-3262 |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 13 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 48 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF; Microsoft Word |
| State Laws: Arizona Revised Statutes, Sections 36-3201 to 36-3262 | |
FormsPal’s living will form for Arizona combines your health care treatment directions with a medical power of attorney, so filling it out means working through both parts. Download the PDF or Word file above, then follow the sections below in the order the form uses.
A living will is valid in Arizona when you sign and date it. Either a notary or at least one adult witness must then verify it, the same way a health care power of attorney is verified.[1.1] Your witness or notary must confirm they were present when you signed and that you appeared to be of sound mind and free from duress.[2] Arizona’s statute also provides sample language you can use to describe your treatment choices.[3]
Arizona law sets out a sample living will statement in Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-3262 that you can use as a model.[3] Most people use a ready-made form instead. You can download FormsPal’s ready-made version as a PDF or Word file above, fill it out, and sign it with your witness or notary present.
General information, not legal or tax advice.
Unless noted otherwise, the sources below are from the Ariz. Rev. Stat..
