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© 2016 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. RHODE ISLAND LIVING WILLS PACKAGE Control Number: RI-P078-PKG U.S. Legal Forms™ thanks you for your purchase of a Living Wills Package. This package is a useful and necessary tool for making decisions about life support and other medical issues and ensuring that your wishes are implemented. The Living Will package allows you to make the decision of whether life-prolonging medical or surgical procedures are to be continued, withheld, or withdrawn, as well as when artificial feeding and fluids are to be used or withheld. It allows you to express your wishes prior to being incapacitated TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Form List with descriptionsII. Descriptions of FormsIII. Tips on Completing the FormsIV. DisclaimerI. FORM LISTWith your Living Will package, you will find the forms that will help you ensure your decisions regarding medical treatment and life support are carried out.Included in your package are the following forms:1.Statutory Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care2. Revocation of Statutory Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care 3. Statutory Equivalent of Living Will or Declaration 4. Revocation of Statutory Equivalent of Living Will or Declaration 5.Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation 6. Revocation of Anatomical Gift DonationII. DESCRIPTIONS OF FORMSBrief descriptions of the forms contained in your U.S. Legal Forms™ Living Will package are found below.Statutory Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care - This Statutory Power of Attorney for Health Care gives the person you designate as your agent/attorney in fact the power to make health care decisions for you. Your agent must act consistently with your desires as stated in this Power of Attorney. This document gives your agent the power to consent to your doctor not giving treatment or stopping treatment necessary to keep you alive. You have the right to make health care decisions for yourself as long as you can give informed consent. No treatment may be given over your objection and health care necessary to keep you alive may not be stopped or withheld if you object.Revocation of Statutory Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care - This Revocation of Statutory Power of Attorney for Health Care form is a revocation of the authority and power granted in Form RI-P014, which gives the person you designate as your agent/attorney in fact the power to make health care decisions for you. You may revoke a durable power of attorney at any time and in any manner (such as through this form) by which you are able to communicate an intent to revoke, without regard to your mental or physical condition. Statutory Equivalent of Living Will or Declaration - This form allows you to express your specific wishes and desires regarding whether or not your life is prolonged by artificial means. Revocation of Statutory Equivalent of Living Will or Declaration - This form is a revocation of the Declaration provided in Form RI-P024 which provides a person's wishes and desires regarding whether or not his/her life is prolonged by artificial means. Specific reference is made to the earlier executed Declaration. Donation Pursuant to Uniform Anatomical Gift Act - This Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation form pursuant to state statutes designates the specific body parts and organs an individual wishes to donate at the time of death. An individual who is at least 18 years of age may make an anatomical gift by a signed document of gift. This form must be witnessed and the signature notarized. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation Declaration - Any individual who is a minor and 16 years of age or older may effectuate a gift for any statutory purpose, provided parental or guardian consent is given. This form designates the body parts and organs which a person at least 16 years of age, with parental consent, wishes to donate at the time of death. Revocation of Anatomical Gift Donation - This Revocation of Anatomical Gift Donation form is a revocation of Form RI-P025 that designates the body parts and organs an individual wishes to donate at the time of death. A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift, not made by will, only by a signed statement, an oral statement made in the presence of two individuals, by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to a physician or surgeon or by delivering a signed statement to a specified donee to whom a document of gift has been delivered. A donor may revoke an anatomical gift made by will in any manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills. Specific reference is made to the earlier executed Anatomical Gift Donation. If you need additional information, please visit www.uslegalforms.com and look up forms by subject matter. You may also wish to visit our legal definitions page at http://definitions.uslegal.com/ III. TIPS ON COMPLETING THE FORMSThe form(s) in this packet may contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (“.pdf” format). “Form fields” facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. They do not limit your ability to print the form “in blank” and complete with a typewriter or by hand.It is also helpful to be able to see the location of the form fields. Go to the View menu, click on Toolbars, and then select Forms. This will open the Forms toolbar. Look for the button on the Forms toolbar that resembles a shaded letter “a”. Click this button and the form fields will be visible. By clicking on the appropriate form field, you will be able to enter the needed information. In some instances, the form field and the line will disappear after information is entered. In other cases, it will not. The form was created to function in this manner.IV. DISCLAIMERThese materials were developed by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. based upon statutes and forms for the subject state. All information and Forms are subject to this Disclaimer: All forms in this package are provided without any warranty, express or implied, as to their legal effect and completeness. Please use at your own risk. If you have a serious legal problem, we suggest that you consult an attorney in your state. U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. does not provide legal advice. 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