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Advance Directive of (your name)_____________________ for Mental Health Care Decisionmaking

Part IV. Statement Of My Preferences Regarding Notification Of Others, Visitors, And Custody Of My Child(ren)

1. Who Should Be Notified Immediately of My Admission to a Psychiatric Facility

If I am incompetent, I desire staff to notify the following individuals immediately that I have been admitted to a psychiatric facility:

Name:______________________________

Relationship: ________________________

Address: ____________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Phone (Day):_________________________

Phone (Eve.): ________________________

It is also my desire that this person be
permitted to visit me: Yes_____ No _____

Name:______________________________

Relationship: ________________________

Address: ____________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Phone (Day):_________________________

Phone (Eve.): ________________________

It is also my desire that this person be
permitted to visit me: Yes_____ No _____

Name:______________________________

Relationship: ________________________

Address: ____________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Phone (Day):_________________________

Phone (Eve.): ________________________

It is also my desire that this person be
permitted to visit me: Yes_____ No _____

Name:______________________________

Relationship: ________________________

Address: ____________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Phone (Day):_________________________

Phone (Eve.): ________________________

It is also my desire that this person be
permitted to visit me: Yes_____ No _____

2. Who Should Be Prohibited from Visiting Me

I do not wish the following people to visit me while I am receiving care in a psychiatric facility:

Name

Relationship

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

3. My Preferences for Care & Temporary Custody of My Children

In the event that I am unable to care for my child(ren), I want the following person as my first choice to care for and have temporary custody of my child(ren):

Name: _____________________________________ Relationship: ______________

Address: _______________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip:________________________________________________________

Phone number: (Day) __________________________ (Evening)__________________

In the event that the person named above is unable to care for and have temporary custody of my child(ren), I desire one of the following people to serve in that capacity.

My Second Choice

Name:______________________________

Relationship: ________________________

Address: ____________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Phone (Day):_________________________

Phone (Eve.): ________________________

My Third Choice

Name:______________________________

Relationship: ________________________

Address: ____________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Phone (Day):_________________________

Phone (Eve.): ________________________


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Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005

Phone: 202-467-5730
Fax: 202-223-0409
Email: webmaster@bazelon.org