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Make your Mississippi healthcare directive.

Tell doctors what care you want and name someone to speak for you if you can't. Legally valid in Mississippi. Free to create, or add secure online document storage with the $29/year subscription.

Mississippi healthcare directive requirements

Witnesses required2 witnesses
NotarizationEither two qualified witnesses (with the §41-41-205(2) declarations) OR acknowledgment before a notary public; the witnesses-AND-notary belt-and-suspenders execution is not required by statute
Official formAdvance Health Care Directive

How it works

  1. 1

    Answer a few questions

    About your care preferences and who you want making decisions.

  2. 2

    Download your healthcare directive

    A complete, personalized document, formatted for Mississippi.

  3. 3

    Sign and share

    Sign with Either two qualified witnesses (with the §41-41-205(2) declarations) OR acknowledgment before a notary public; the witnesses-AND-notary belt-and-suspenders execution is not required by statute. Give a copy to your healthcare agent and your doctor.

What governs a Mississippi directive

Mississippi's healthcare-directive statute is at Miss. Code §41-41-201 et seq.. The official form is the Advance Health Care Directive. 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.

Two tiers, both private

Free: nothing leaves your browser. No account, no storage. Clear your answers whenever.

Subscription ($29/year): zero-knowledge encrypted storage. We store the ciphertext; only you hold the key. Edit and update as life changes.

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Whatever you decide today, your family won’t have to guess. Start free, or save it to your account for $29 a year.

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