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Make your Missouri healthcare directive.

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

Missouri healthcare directive requirements

Witnesses requiredNone required
NotarizationRequired
Living willSeparate document in this state

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 Missouri.

  3. 3

    Sign and share

    Sign in front of a notary. Give a copy to your healthcare agent and your doctor.

What governs a Missouri directive

Missouri's healthcare-directive statute is at Mo. Rev. Stat. §§404.800-404.872. 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.

Living will companion in Missouri

Missouri's living-will declaration is a separate document from the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care. The declaration directs the withholding or withdrawal of death-prolonging procedures; §459.015 sets out a sample form (optional) and requires the declaration to be signed in the presence of two or more witnesses age 18+ unless it is wholly handwritten by the declarant. Under §459.016, the Department of Health and Senior Services publishes the form on its website. See Mo. Rev. Stat. §§459.015, 459.016.

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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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