End an advance health directive

Part of the Advance health directives topic

You can end an advance health directive if you no longer want it to apply or if your health care preferences have changed.

In short

You can use this service to:

You can end an advance health directive at any time, if you have capacity to make decisions.

If you lose capacity, you cannot revoke your advance health directive.

You can end an advance health directive if you:

Don't use this service if:

you are under 18
Instead, speak to your parent or guardian about your health care preferences.
you don’t have capacity to understand the decision and what it means for you
Instead, your attorney will continue to make decisions for you.

Follow these steps to end an advance health directive.

Write a statement that you are revoking your advance health directive. There is no form for this.

Include your full name, date of birth, and the date the advance health directive is revoked.

Tell anyone who has a copy of your advance health directive that it's revoked.

This may include your:

Provide a copy of your written statement to the relevant parties listed above.

If you have the capacity to make decisions: immediate

Telling the relevant parties: how long it takes you to contact them and provide a copy of your statement.

Free.