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(1) (d) 5. An occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant,
16physician assistant or respiratory care practitioner
licensed or certified under ch.
17448.
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18Section 24
. 154.01 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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154.01
(3) (intro.) “Health care professional" means
who is, or who holds a
20compact privilege under subch. IX of ch. 448 any of the following:
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21Section 25
. 154.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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154.03
(2) The department shall prepare and provide copies of the declaration
23and accompanying information for distribution in quantities to persons licensed,
24certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, or 455, persons who hold a compact
25privilege under subch.
IX X of ch. 448, hospitals, nursing homes, county clerks and
1local bar associations and individually to private persons. The department shall
2include, in information accompanying the declaration, at least the statutory
3definitions of terms used in the declaration, statutory restrictions on who may be
4witnesses to a valid declaration, a statement explaining that valid witnesses acting
5in good faith are statutorily immune from civil or criminal liability, an instruction
6to potential declarants to read and understand the information before completing the
7declaration and a statement explaining that an instrument may, but need not be,
8filed with the register in probate of the declarant's county of residence. The
9department may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of preparation and distribution.
10The declaration distributed by the department of health services shall be easy to
11read, the type size may be no smaller than 10 point, and the declaration shall be in
12the following form, setting forth on the first page the wording before the
13ATTENTION statement and setting forth on the 2nd page the ATTENTION
14statement and remaining wording:
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15Declaration to health care professionals
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(WISCONSIN LIVING WILL)
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I,...., being of sound mind, voluntarily state my desire that my dying not be
18prolonged under the circumstances specified in this document. Under those
19circumstances, I direct that I be permitted to die naturally. If I am unable to give
20directions regarding the use of life-sustaining procedures or feeding tubes, I intend
21that my family and physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered
22nurse honor this document as the final expression of my legal right to refuse medical
23or surgical treatment.
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1. If I have a TERMINAL CONDITION, as determined by a physician,
25physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who has personally
1examined me, and if a physician who has also personally examined me agrees with
2that determination, I do not want my dying to be artificially prolonged and I do not
3want life-sustaining procedures to be used. In addition, the following are my
4directions regarding the use of feeding tubes:
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.... YES, I want feeding tubes used if I have a terminal condition.
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.... NO, I do not want feeding tubes used if I have a terminal condition.
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If you have not checked either box, feeding tubes will be used.
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2. If I am in a PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE, as determined by a
9physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who has
10personally examined me, and if a physician who has also personally examined me
11agrees with that determination, the following are my directions regarding the use
12of life-sustaining procedures:
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.... YES, I want life-sustaining procedures used if I am in a persistent
14vegetative state.
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.... NO, I do not want life-sustaining procedures used if I am in a persistent
16vegetative state.
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If you have not checked either box, life-sustaining procedures will be used.
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3. If I am in a PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE, as determined by a
19physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who has
20personally examined me, and if a physician who has also personally examined me
21agrees with that determination, the following are my directions regarding the use
22of feeding tubes:
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.... YES, I want feeding tubes used if I am in a persistent vegetative state.
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.... NO, I do not want feeding tubes used if I am in a persistent vegetative state.
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If you have not checked either box, feeding tubes will be used.
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1If you are interested in more information about the significant terms used in
2this document, see section 154.01 of the Wisconsin Statutes or the information
3accompanying this document.
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ATTENTION: You and the 2 witnesses must sign the document at the same
5time.
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Signed ....
Date ....
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Address ....
Date of birth ....
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I believe that the person signing this document is of sound mind. I am an adult
9and am not related to the person signing this document by blood, marriage or
10adoption. I am not entitled to and do not have a claim on any portion of the person's
11estate and am not otherwise restricted by law from being a witness.
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Witness signature ....
Date signed ....
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Print name ....
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Witness signature ....
Date signed ....
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Print name ....