Make a Alaska Living Will

You also name someone, known as a health care agent, to make decisions on your behalf. According to state laws, the person you name cannot be an owner, operator, or employee of a healthcare facility where you are being cared for unless you are related to them through marriage, blood, or adoption. An Alaska living will must be signed by two witnesses. If you give your health proxy permission to plan your burial or cremation, the Alaska living will must also be notarized.

Alaska Living Will Laws

AS 13.52.010: Alaska’s Health Care Decisions Act regulates the creation and use of a living will (also referred to as advance health care directives within the law). It is important to note that under the law, a healthcare provider may choose to not honor the directives of the surrogate (the person named to make decisions) if they believe the surrogate isn’t acting in the best interest of the patient or following the patient’s wishes.

An Alaska living will is only used to make decisions on your behalf if you are unable to do so. This document is not the same as a medical power of attorney. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services provides a free advance health care directive for use.

To ensure that your assets are distributed to your family members and friends in the way that you’d like, make sure that you complete an Alaska last will and testament. In the estate planning process, a durable power of attorney is another important document. However, it is not right for everyone. You should talk with an attorney before deciding which power of attorney is right for you.