Will Laws
Oregon
Will Laws
Oregon
Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.
Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.
State Law Citation and Title
OR REV ST ยง 112.015 to 112.115Oregon Revised Statutes Title 12, Chapter 112 (Intestate Succession and Wills)
State Law Statute
127.505, et seq. Advance Directives for Health Care
Specific Powers
Life-sustaining acts means mechanical or other artificial means to sustain, restore, or supplant a vital function that is used to maintain life of a person suffering from a terminal condition and serves only to prolong artificially the moment of death; does not include procedures to sustain patient cleanliness and comfort
Revocation Duration
The principal may revoke a living will through the following methods:- in any manner by which s/he is able to communicate to health care provider or attorney-in-fact, the intent to revoke the living will
- by execution of a subsequent durable power of attorney
- upon divorce, if the spouse is the agent
Reciprocity
Valid subject to laws of Oregon, if executed in compliance with the laws of the state where principal is located or resides, or if in compliance with the laws of the state of Oregon.
Transfer Unwilling
Physician shall notify any representativ e or discharge patient (without abandoning) or make a reasonable effort to locate and transfer to a willing physician.