Newfoundland Advance Health Care Directive

Don't wait until it's too late to make a medical directive. Download and complete this Advance Health Care Directive for Newfoundland and Labrador.

• With this form, you can appoint one or more persons to act on your behalf as your substitute decision maker.
• You can give your decision maker detailed instructions and set out your wishes regarding what types of medical treatment you want or don't want, in the event that you become unable to communicate those wishes due to illness or injury.
• You can also give end-of-life instructions on which treatments should be administered to you if you have a terminal illness or are in a permanent coma.
• This form was prepared in accordance with the Advance Health-Care Directives Act of Newfoundland and Labrador.

No need to buy multiple copies of the Advance Health Care Directive for each adult in your household. You can all use the same digital template.