US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 4, § 180.1
Definition
Advance directives are written instructions, such as living wills or durable powers of
attorney for health care, recognized under state law and signed by a patient, that explain
the patient’s wishes concerning the provision of health care if the patient becomes
incapacitated and is unable to make those wishes known.
History
(Rev. 121, Issued: 04-22-16, Effective: 04-22-16, Implementation: 04-22-16)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
7a401bf07290fff582289b607ce884e1a76b78c764e63f925fad06b35f036562
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