Utah Advance Health Care Directive and Medical Power of Attorney
The agent may make decisions when you are unable to make your own; the form separately lets you grant flexibility in following instructions.
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The agent may make decisions when you are unable to make your own; the form separately lets you grant flexibility in following instructions.
Immediate unless special instructions say otherwise; the form continues during incapacity.
Sources checked: 2026-11-13. General information, not individual legal advice.
Choose a Utah financial power of attorney for money and property, or a health care form for treatment decisions. Compare the specific download, publisher, activation terms and signing steps before completing it.
| Purpose | Form and guide | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Financial and property matters | Utah Statutory Durable Financial Power of Attorney Form | Publisher PDF · read complete instructions |
| Health care decisions | Utah Advance Health Care Directive and Medical Power of Attorney | 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.
Financial and property matters: Principal signs and completes the acknowledgment provided by the court form..
Health care decisions: For the agent appointment, sign and date with one eligible adult witness. The witness cannot be the agent, the agent’s spouse/partner, or specified nursing/assisted-living personnel when applicable..
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.
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.
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.