Signing Requirements
Two witnesses OR notary acknowledgment.[1]
When opting for the witnesses option, neither witness may be:
- The attending physician or any other physician;
- An employee of the attending physician or health care facility in which the declarant is a patient;
- A person who has a claim against any portion of the estate of the declarant at his or her death at the time the declaration is signed; or
- A person who knows or believes that he or she is entitled to any portion of the estate of the declarant upon the declarant’s death either as a beneficiary of a will in existence at the time the declaration is signed or as an heir at law.
Laws
Statute – Colorado Medical Assistance Act