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Minnesota Health Care Directive Form
A health care directive may appoint an agent, state instructions, or do both; its terms and Minnesota law govern when the agent may act.
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Minnesota · PDF
Minnesota Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney
The statutory short form requires a choice whether authority continues through incapacity. Select the continuation option when a durable appointment is intended.
Sources checked: 2026-11-13. General information, not individual legal advice.
Minnesota’s short financial form requires an explicit incapacity-continuation choice. The separate health care directive can appoint an agent, state treatment instructions or combine both functions.
Choose a document for the decisions involved
| Purpose | Form and guide | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Financial and property matters | Minnesota Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney | Publisher PDF · read complete instructions |
| Health care decisions | Minnesota Health Care Directive Form | Publisher PDF · read complete instructions |
Use each form page for the complete document, the named publisher and its instructions. A financial appointment and a health care appointment serve different purposes.
Compare the signing arrangements
Financial and property matters: Principal signature acknowledged before a notary or other authorized official; principal initials the notice and agent signs the acknowledgment of duties..
Health care decisions: Sign and date, then use a notary or two eligible witnesses. The appointed agent or alternate cannot act as witness or notary..
These summaries identify the arrangements described by the cited law or selected form. Read the detail page for witness eligibility, exceptions and any differences between a publisher’s instructions and current law.
Prepare the complete document
Discuss the role with your proposed agent and any successor. Read every page before signing, including notices, special powers, treatment choices and agent acknowledgments. Keep the instructions with the form, and give complete copies to the people or institutions that will rely on it.
The directory identifies the publisher and edition instead of implying that all documents come from government. Agency transactions, real estate recording and unusual arrangements can require additional steps.
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Sources and verification
- LawHelp Minnesota / Education for Justice: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
- Published form (opens in a new tab)
- Minnesota Statutes §523.23, current short form (opens in a new tab)
- HealthPartners: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
- Minnesota directive with instructions, 8-page PDF (opens in a new tab)
- Minnesota Statutes §145C.03, legal sufficiency and exclusions (opens in a new tab)
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