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            SUMMARY OF STATE LIVING WILL LEGISLATION

KANSAS

Synopsis: Kansas has a strong living will statute. The statute
requires that doctors and hospitals comply with living wills, and
upon a terminal diagnosis, the physician must comply with the
directive or transfer the patient to another facility or doctor
who will follow the patient's desires. A physician once notified
of a living will's existence must make it a part of the patient's
records. To prepare a Kansas living will using the state
suggested form, please type select this option from the opening
menu. Remember that the publisher recommends preparing a
"uniform" living will in addition to the form suggested with by
the State of Kansas. 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: Kansas Statutes, 65-28 
Statute title: "Kansas Natural Death Act"

Governmental Agency to contact for more information: None 
specified

A specific form of living will is suggested

Witness requirements: Number: 2 Relationship: Witnesses may not
be related by blood or marriage, may not be directly responsible
for the medical costs of the declarant and must be over 18 years
of age. Further, the witnesses must not be beneficiaries of any
will or codicil, or those entitled to distribution by the
intestacy laws of the state.

Recording of the living will is not provided for by the statute

Revocation of the living will may be made by tearing, defacing,
burning, etc. It may be verbally revoked in the presence of a a
witness aged 18 or older. The witness must reduce the revocation
to writing and sign and date the same.