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            SUMMARY OF STATE LIVING WILL LEGISLATION

FLORIDA

Synopsis: Florida has a strong living will statute. Oral living
wills are also provided for by the law when the declarant is a
subject of a terminal diagnosis, but is unable to sign the form
himself. The law requires that the living will declaration be
made a part of the patient's medical records. A physician must
honor the living will declaration, or, must make "reasonable
efforts" to transfer the patient. A living will declaration must
be made a part of the patient's medical records once known to the
physician. To prepare a Florida living will using the state
suggested form, please select this from the document preparation
menu. We recommends preparing a "uniform" living will in addition
to the form suggested with by the State of Florida. Please also
consider executing a living will for any State that you spend
more than a few weeks per year, or where you are a temporary
resident.

Statute number: Fl. Stats. 765.01 
Statute title: "Life Prolonging Procedure Act of Florida"

Governmental Agency to contact for more information: None
specified

A specific form of living will is suggested 

Witness requirements: Number: 2 Relationship: One witness may be
anyone; the other witness must not be related by blood or
marriage.

Recording of the living will is not provided for. 

Revocation of the living will may be made "any act" consistent
with cancellation, such as "physical cancellation." If a person
is unable to write they may direct another to do so. A living
will may also be canceled by a separate written document. An oral
revocation is valid, but must be communicated to the physician to
be effective.