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News Release
OHA seeks comments on draft Advance Directive Form - 08/06/20

August 6, 2020

OHA and the Advance Directive Adoption Committee are seeking public comments on the committee’s final draft version of the Advanced Directive Form.

Since 2019 the Advance Directive Adoption Committee has followed ORS 127.533 to draft an updated version of the form. The final draft form will be submitted to the Legislature by Sept. 1 for ratification during the 2021 legislative session.

Members of the public are invited to submit comments on the draft form, available at https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT/Pages/AdvanceDirectiveAdoptionCommittee.aspx. Comments should be submitted to publichealth.policy@dhsoha.state.or.us by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14.

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