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An Iowa living will, also known as an advance directive, is a legal document that is used to outline your wishes related to medical treatment in the event that you can no longer make your own medical decisions. It is most commonly used because of a terminal condition or irreversible condition for which there is medical certainty that there is no recovery from the dying process. Without an Iowa living will, the decision-making process related to the use of life-sustaining procedures and other medical procedures could be left to your doctor, your loved ones, or even the court.
The person you name in your Iowa living will to make your decisions cannot be your healthcare provider or an employee of your healthcare provider unless they are a family member related to you by blood, marriage, or adoption. Under Iowa law, a living will must be signed by two witnesses or notarized. Witnesses must be at least 18 years old, cannot be named as your healthcare proxy, cannot be your doctor, and cannot be an employee of your doctor.
A living will is not the same as a power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, or medical power of attorney. A declaration relating to end-of-life care can only be accomplished with a living will.
§ 144A: An Iowa living will can only be created by a competent adult. The declarant may decide what sort of life-sustaining procedures should be used, withdrawn, or withheld. The declarant also has the right of revocation.
The Iowa State Bar Association provides an advance directive that you can use to name a close friend or loved one as your healthcare proxy to make decisions on your behalf.
An Iowa living will provides you with a way to explain your desires as related to your medical care when you cannot make your own decisions. To keep the Iowa probate court from determining how your assets will be distributed after your death, you must create an Iowa last will and testament.
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