Alabama

2 witness signatures required

Alaska

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Arizona

2 witness signatures or notarization required

You can request paper copies of the forms mailed to you by visiting here

Arkansas

2 witness signatures or notarization required

California

2 witness signatures or notarization required

If you are in a skilled nursing facility, you will also need a signature from a patient advocate or ombudsman

Colorado

N/A

Additional resources can be found here

Connecticut

2 witness signatures required

Additional resources can be found here

Delaware

2 witness signatures required

Additional resources can be found here

Florida

2 witness signatures required

Additional resources and information can be found here

Georgia

2 witness signatures required

Hawaii

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Idaho

If completing the paper form, it must be uploaded to the online registry here

Illinois

2 witness signatures required

Additional resources and information can be found here

Indiana

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Iowa

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Kansas

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Additional resources and information can be found here

Kentucky

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Additional formats can be found here

Louisiana

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Maine

2 witness signatures required

Maryland

2 witness signatures required

Massachusetts

N/A

Additional languages and formats can be found here

Michigan

2 witness signatures required

Minnesota

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Additional resources and information can be found here

Mississippi

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Missouri

2 witness signatures and notarization required

Montana

Must be filed following these instructions

Nebraska

2 witness signatures and notarization required

Nevada

2 witness signatures required

Must be filed following these instructions

New Hampshire

2 witness signatures required

New Jersey

2 witness signatures required

Additional resources and information can be found here

New Mexico

N/A

New York

N/A

North Carolina

2 witness signatures and notarization required

North Dakota

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Ohio

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Oklahoma

2 witness signatures required

Oregon

2 witness signatures required

Additional formats and languages available here

Pennsylvania

2 witness signatures required

Rhode Island

2 witness signatures required

Additional resources and information can be found here

South Carolina

2 witness signatures or notarization required

South Dakota

Medical provider’s signature required

Spanish version can be found here

Tennessee

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Texas

2 witness signatures required

Additional resources and information can be found here

Utah

1 witness signature required

Additional resources and information can be found here

Vermont

Must upload to the state registration portal

Follow the directions to set up an account as listed on the linked site

Virginia

2 witness signatures required

Can complete the forms through the state registration portal

Washington (State)

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Washington D.C.

2 witness signatures required

West Virginia

2 witness signatures and notarization required

Wisconsin

2 witness signatures required

Additional planning forms and forms in other languages available here

Wyoming

2 witness signatures or notarization required

Answers to common questions can be found here