Signing Requirements
Two witnesses must sign the advance directive.[1]
Registration
Yes, adults with legal residence in Virginia may upload and store their advance directives with the ConnectVirginia Advance Healthcare Directives Registry. Residents must create an account before they can store their directive online.
Revocation
A capable declarant can revoke their advance directive at any time by a signed and dated written revocation, an oral expression of their intent to revoke, or the physical destruction of the form.[2]
State Definition
“Advance directive” means (i) a witnessed written document, voluntarily executed by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of § 54.1-2983 or (ii) a witnessed oral statement, made by the declarant subsequent to the time he is diagnosed as suffering from a terminal condition and in accordance with the provisions of § 54.1-2983.[3]
Statutory Form
A suggested, though not legally mandatory, advance directive form is available under Virginia law.[4]