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Delaware advance directive form
The state's own form, from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities. Rivvi links it; we do not host or change it. Not legal advice.
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The state form
- Form
- Advance Health-Care Directive
- Publisher
- Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
- Names a health care agent
- Yes, in the same form
- Signing (per the source)
- Form: a witness is needed if using the form to name an agent; the witness must be an adult and not the agent or the agent's spouse/partner (additional rules for nursing facility residents)
- Link checked
- October 23, 2026
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Where do I get Delaware's advance directive form?
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities publishes it: Advance Health-Care Directive. The link on this page goes to the state's copy (checked October 23, 2026).
Does Delaware have a medical power of attorney form?
The same form includes the part that names a health care agent (medical power of attorney).
Does a Delaware advance directive need witnesses or a notary?
Per the state source: Form: a witness is needed if using the form to name an agent; the witness must be an adult and not the agent or the agent's spouse/partner (additional rules for nursing facility residents). Read the form's own signing instructions before you sign.