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SUMMARY OF STATE LIVING WILL LEGISLATION
WYOMING
Synopsis: Wyoming has a strong living will statute. In addition
to providing for a living will, the law allows a person to
designate another to make treatment decisions should the
declarant be unable to do so. The statute provides that if
notified, a physician shall include the fact of the execution of
a living will in the patient's records. The statute excludes
pregnant women from its operation, whether or not the woman has
executed a living will. A physician unwilling to comply with a
living will must make a good faith effort to transfer the
patient. To prepare a Wyoming living will using the state
suggested form, please select this option from the main menu.
Remember that the publisher recommends preparing a "uniform"
living will in addition to the form suggested with by the State
of Wyoming. 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: Wyoming Statutes 1977 35-22-101
Statute title: Living Will Law
Governmental Agency to contact for more information: None
specified
A specific form of living will is provided by the statute
Witness requirements: Number: 2 adults Relationship: Witnesses
may not be related by blood or marriage, may not be directly
responsible for the medical costs of the declarant, entitled to
any part of the declarant's estate or under the laws of
intestacy.
Recording of the living will is not provided
Revocation of the living will may be made by writing or by any
act which is consistent with a revocation.