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Idaho Advance Health Care Directive and Medical Power of Attorney

Page 5 offers a choice between authority beginning when you cannot decide and authority beginning immediately. Page 6 separately addresses flexibility in following your instructions.

Jurisdiction
Idaho
Purpose
Medical & health care
Source / form version
Revised 2024; current publisher download includes an additional writing page
Resource format
PDF
Signing
Complete your name, date of birth, telephone number and mailing address, then sign and date Part 3. Idaho does not require witnesses or notarization for this advance directive.
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Sources checked: 2026-11-13. General information, not individual legal advice.

Use the complete Idaho directive

PREPARE’s Idaho document combines an agent appointment with treatment preferences. Part 1 names a medical decision maker; Part 2 records your care choices; Part 3 supplies the signature. The current download includes an extra writing page, so use the Part 3 heading to locate the signature rather than relying only on PDF page numbering.

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Choose the agent, timing and flexibility

Record an agent and backup with current contact details. Page 5 distinguishes immediate authority from authority after you cannot make decisions. Page 6 lets you decide how closely the agent must follow your instructions. Discuss these choices together and identify any decisions you do not want the agent to make.

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Record your own treatment preferences

The form offers choices about trying life support, trying it for a limited period, or concentrating on comfort. Select what reflects your wishes and use the additional writing space for important limits. Ask your clinician about medical treatments you do not understand. A POST medical order is a separate document.

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Complete the identifying information and signature

Enter your name, birth date, phone number and mailing address in Part 3, then sign and date. Give the complete document to your agent and relevant providers, and ask them to place it in your medical record.

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Common questions

Must I register the directive with Idaho?

DHW offers a registry for storing and sharing directives. Registration is separate from completing and signing your document; it is not the signature step.

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Does this also authorize financial decisions?

No. Use a separate financial power of attorney for bills, accounts and property. This document concerns health care choices and the person who communicates them.

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Related forms and guides

Sources and verification

  1. PREPARE for Your Care — University of California: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
  2. Publisher Idaho PDF download (opens in a new tab)
  3. Idaho DHW — advance directives and registry guidance (opens in a new tab)
  4. PREPARE — advance directive questions (opens in a new tab)

DHW’s 2025 file host repeatedly returned HTTP 503. Replaced that download with the current PREPARE Idaho PDF, found through its public state selector after its move from /documents/ to /uploads/. Full file downloaded: 1,007,048 bytes, 14 pages, 85 form fields. All pages inspected, including required identity/contact fields and principal-only signature. This is a university-published alternative, not the DHW form, and is linked externally only. Older AG/CaringInfo copies and a State Bar form with a preprinted treatment preference were not selected.

The date above records a source check. It does not certify that a form is suitable for your circumstances or that an attorney has reviewed your document. Read the publisher’s current instructions before use.