Living Sustaining Statute, Wyoming

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Statutory Declaration in Conformance with Wyoming Living Will Law. Wyoming Statutes 35-22-102

DECLARATION OF _______________________

Declaration made this __________ day of ______________ 20_____. I, ________________, being of sound mind, willfully and voluntarily make known my desires that my dying shall not be artificially prolonged under the circumstances set forth below, do hereby declare:

If at any time I should have an incurable injury, disease, or illness certified to be a terminal condition by two physicians who have personally examined me, one of whom shall be my attending physician, and the physicians have determined that my death will occur whether or not life-sustaining procedures are utilized and where the application of life-sustaining procedures would serve only to artificially prolong the dying process, I direct that such procedures be withheld or withdrawn, and that I be permitted to die naturally with only the administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide me with comfort care.

If, in spite of this declaration, I am comatose or otherwise unable to make treatment decisions for myself, I HEREBY designate ______________ to make treatment decisions for me.

In the absence of my ability to give directions regarding the use of such life-sustaining procedures, it is my intention that this declaration shall be honored by my family and physicians as the final expression of my legal right to refuse medical or surgical treatment and accept the consequences from such refusal.

I understand the full import of this declaration and I am emotionally and mentally competent to make this declaration.

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City of residence: ____________

County of residence: __________

State of Residence: ___________

Date: _______________________________________

The Declarant has been personally known to me and I believe him or her to be of sound mind. I did not sign the Declarant’s signature above for or at the declaration of the Declarant. I am not related to the Declarant by blood or marriage, entitled to any portion of the estate of the Declarant according to the laws of in testate succession or under any will of Declarant or codicil thereto, or directly financially responsible for Declarant’s medical care.

Witness: _____________________________________________

Witness: _____________________________________________

Date: _____________________