Below are Virginia Bar Association links to an Advance Directive form (with both “Appointment of an Agent” and “Written Healthcare Directive” sections) that you can print and fill out. You should make copies and provide a copy to your doctor, bring one when you come to the hospital, and give copies to your family and friends.

2011 Virginia Advance Directive Form (pdf posted 09/19/2011)*

2011 Virginia Advance Directive Form, Large Print (pdf posted 09/19/2011)*

2011 Virginia Advance Directive Form with Special Provisions for Mental Health Conditions(pdf posted 09/19/2011)*

2011 Virginia Advance Directive Form with Special Provisions for Mental Health Conditions, Large Print (pdf posted 09/19/2011)*

2011 Virginia Advance Directive Statutory Form (pdf posted 09/19/2011)*

2011 Virginia Advance Directive Statutory Form, Large Print (pdf posted 09/19/2011)*

Advance Directives Primer (pdf)*

Advance Directives Checklist (pdf)*

Advance Directives Day Handout (pdf)*

Healthcare Decisions Act Summary (pdf)*

Your Right to Decide (pdf)*

Advance Directive Tool Kit (pdf)*

View the October 2006 issue of the ABA Health Law Section's The Health Lawyer featuring an article on Virginia's 2006 Advance Directives Day (pdf)*

View the June 2009 article published in Virginia Lawyers Weekly entitled "Law Revised to Enhance Healthcare Decision-Making Rights"