Signing Requirements
Two witnesses.[1] A notary may also be used instead of witnesses.
Laws
Statute – Chapter 23-4.11 (Rights of the Terminally Ill Act), Chapter 23-4.10 (Health Care Power of Attorney)
State Definition – “Advance directive protocol” means a standardized, state-wide method developed for emergency medical services personnel by the department of health and approved by the ambulance service advisory board, of providing palliative care to, and withholding life-sustaining procedures from, a qualified patient.[2]