State guide

Advance Directive Forms in Utah

What this document does

An advance directive is where you write down the healthcare treatment you would and would not want if you could not speak for yourself. In most states it also names a healthcare agent — the person who speaks for you when you cannot.

Where to get the Utah form

Utah does not publish its forms from a single state agency page. Utah State Bar and the University of Utah Center on Aging distributes the statutory forms here: https://ucoa.utah.edu/coreissues/directives/index.php

Utah's statutory form is set by Utah Code 75-2a-117. Utah has no single state agency page, so the form is distributed by the Utah State Bar and the University of Utah Center on Aging.

Background reading: Utah State Bar and the University of Utah Center on Aging guidance

National resources

• USA.gov — Official U.S. government portal.
• Medicare.gov — Official Medicare information.

After you sign it

1. Sign it the way Utah requires. Many states need witnesses or a notary. The form itself says which — follow the form, not a blog.
2. Give copies to your healthcare agent and your doctor. A form nobody can find is a form that does not work.
3. Keep the original somewhere reachable — not locked in a safe deposit box that needs a bank visit during an emergency.
4. Add it to your checklist so your trusted contact knows it exists and where it lives.

Next: build your checklist and record where this form is kept.