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GA · Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care
Georgia healthcare directive requirements.
Tell doctors what care you want and name someone to speak for you if you can't. Document generation isn’t currently available in Georgia while we review its rules for online legal document services. The signing requirements below still apply.
Requirements at a glance
What governs a Georgia directive
Georgia's healthcare-directive statute is at Ga. Code §31-32-1 et seq. The official form is the Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care. Last verified 2026-08. Your directive is valid the moment it's signed under your state's witness and notary rules above; it only takes effect if your physician determines you can't make or communicate decisions yourself.
Witness rules for your Georgia directive
A witness may not be the health care agent or alternate agent, a person who will knowingly inherit anything from the declarant or otherwise knowingly gain a financial benefit from the declarant's death, or a person directly involved in the declarant's health care. Not more than one witness may be an employee, agent, or medical staff member of the health care facility in which the declarant is receiving care (O.C.G.A. §31-32-5(c)).
Document generation isn’t currently available in Georgia.