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            SUMMARY OF STATE LIVING WILL LEGISLATION

WISCONSIN

Synopsis: Wisconsin has a strong living will statute. The statute
requires that physicians record the fact of execution of a living
will in the patient's medical records. The statute requires that
physicians/hospitals who decline to implement living wills to
assist in transferring the patient. To prepare a living will
using the State of Wisconsin recommended form, please select
living will preparation 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 Wisconsin.
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: Wis. Stat. 154.01 

Statute title: "Wisconsin 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 entitled to
inherit either under a will or by the laws of intestacy of the
declarant, and may not be a member of the attending medical 
staff. Individuals who are not members of the attending medical
staff may nevertheless be witnesses.

Recording of the living will is not provided for

Revocation of the living will may be made by tearing, defacing, 
burning, etc. It may also be revoked in writing. It may be
verbally revoked if the fact of the revocation is communicated to
the attending physician. The fact of revocation is to be noted on
the patient's medical records.