A Colorado medical power of attorney is a written document in which you, the principal, name an agent to make health care decisions if you cannot. Colorado law limits what your agent may do and says when an agent’s appointment ends. The free Colorado medical power of attorney form below combines the appointment with an advance directive and downloads as a PDF.
Last Updated: October 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current Colorado law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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A Colorado medical power of attorney lets you appoint a person you trust, called your agent, to speak for you on health care matters when you cannot. The agent deals with doctors and hospitals on your behalf and can ask for your medical records. The powers are the ones written in the form you sign.
The FormsPal template is titled Colorado Medical Power of Attorney with Advance Directive. Part I names your agent and an alternate agent, Part II states end-of-life wishes, and Part III holds general provisions. For other documents, browse our Colorado power of attorney forms, or read how the medical power of attorney form works in general.
Colorado’s rules for a medical durable power of attorney come from the Colorado Patient Autonomy Act, sections 15-14-503 to 15-14-509 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.[1.5] They cover what an agent may do and when an agent’s appointment ends. A separate law, the Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act, covers living wills. The sections below put each rule in plain words.
The Colorado Patient Autonomy Act, the law on the medical durable power of attorney, sets no witness or notary requirement for signing it.[1.1] Colorado’s Uniform Power of Attorney Act, which has its own signing rule, does not apply to a power to make health-care decisions.[1.7] Many people still sign before a notary, because doctors and hospitals may be more ready to accept a notarized document. That is common practice, not a Colorado rule. The act also does not say who may sign for you if you cannot sign.
Part II of the template states your end-of-life wishes. A separate law, the Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act, covers a declaration as to medical treatment, often called a living will. A declaration must be signed in the presence of two witnesses,[1.3] or signed and acknowledged before a notary public or another person authorized by law to take acknowledgments.[1.4] Colorado lets you combine a declaration with a medical power of attorney in one document.[1.6] If you want Part II to count as a declaration under that Act, sign the form one of those two ways. If you are physically unable to sign a declaration, another person may sign it in your presence and at your direction. That person, and any witness or notary, may not be a physician, an employee of your attending physician or of the health care facility where you are a patient, or a person with a claim against your estate or who expects to inherit from you.[1.2][1.3]
Colorado limits what an agent can do and says when an appointment ends. These three rules apply to a medical durable power of attorney.
Pick an agent you trust and talk with that person before you name them. That is common practice, not a Colorado rule. To end an appointment yourself, see our guide to revoking a power of attorney. Before you fill in the form, it helps to talk through a few points.
Page 1 of the template asks for a phone number, an email address and any other contact information for both the agent and the alternate agent. Having these ready makes the form quicker to fill out.
| Document Name | Colorado Medical Power of Attorney Form |
| FormsPal Template | Colorado Medical Power of Attorney with Advance Directive, seven pages |
| State Laws | Colorado Revised Statutes, Sections 15-14-503 to 15-14-509 (Colorado Patient Autonomy Act) |
| Signing Requirements | No witness or notary required by the Colorado Patient Autonomy Act[1.1]. A living will declaration needs two witnesses or a notary[1.3] |
| Agent Limit | An agent may not consent to or refuse treatment over your objection[1.1] |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 8 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 21 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
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The FormsPal template has three parts, a signature page and a notary acknowledgment. What each part says comes from the printed text of the form, not from the statute. Read all seven pages before you sign.
The advance directive is a serious statement about end-of-life care. If it does not match what you want, talk to a lawyer or your doctor before you sign. You can also compare it with our Colorado living will form.
The form has 21 fillable fields, all on pages 1, 6 and 7. The five steps below follow the form in order. Pages 2 to 5 are printed text with no blanks, so read them before you sign. To fill in the downloaded PDF on screen, use our online PDF editor.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Colorado medical power of attorney template filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, addresses, dates and amounts are examples only.
Filling in the blanks is only part of the job. The steps below cover what happens around the form, from getting the template to sharing copies. Colorado’s medical durable power of attorney law does not require witnesses or a notary, so decide before you print whether you will use one.
No. The Colorado Patient Autonomy Act, the law on medical durable powers of attorney, sets no witness or notary requirement.[1.1] Notarizing is still common practice, because doctors and hospitals may be more ready to accept a notarized document. A living will declaration under the Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act is different. It must be signed in the presence of two witnesses, or signed and acknowledged before a notary public.[1.3]
Colorado’s medical durable power of attorney law does not say who may sign for you, so talk to a lawyer first. For a living will declaration, the Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act lets another person sign if you are physically unable to. That person must sign in your presence and at your direction, and may not be a physician, an employee of your attending physician or of the health care facility where you are a patient, or a person with a claim against your estate or who expects to inherit from you.[1.2]
A later divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation automatically revokes the appointment of a spouse you named as agent. The exception is a medical durable power of attorney that expressly provides otherwise.[1.1]
No. Under Colorado law, no agent may consent to or refuse medical treatment for you over your objection.[1.1]
Unless the document says otherwise, an appointment is revoked if you revoke it or if the agent is unable or unwilling to serve.[1.1]
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You can download the Colorado medical power of attorney as a PDF with 21 fillable fields, or build it online and print it. Colorado’s medical durable power of attorney law sets no witness or notary requirement[1.1], though many people sign before a notary. If you want Part II to count as a living will declaration, sign in the presence of two witnesses or with your signature acknowledged before a notary public.[1.3]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
