Signing Requirements
A principal must sign an advance directive with either a notary public or two witnesses.[1] If a principal chooses to have the document witnessed, the witnesses must be personally known to the principal[2], and neither can be:
- Your health care agent (the person you named to make healthcare decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself);[3] or
- Your healthcare provider;[4]
- An employee of a healthcare provider or an employee of the healthcare institution or facility where the principal is receiving care that is not related by blood, marriage, or adoption.[5]
Revocation
Unless a principal is incapacitated, an agent can be removed from their position by authorizing a revocation form. This can be done at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke.[6]
State Definition
An advance health care directive means an individual instruction or a durable power of attorney for health care.[7]
Statutory Form
There is no statutory form. However, the Alaska Court System (Div. of Public Health) provides a recommended document.