Virginia Advance Directives
To facilitate something means to help with something or to make it easier. In the context of Advance Directives, facilitation is when someone helps you complete an AD. A facilitator is the person who helps you complete an AD.
Facilitators can:
Facilitators should not:
Does facilitation help?
Research on Advance Directive facilitation has shown that facilitation is, for most people, a very important part of completing an AD. Studies have shown the benefits of facilitation – here are some of the findings:
This website is not intended to provide legal advice. It is merely a guide, and reflects one view of Advance Directives in Virginia. It can be beneficial to consult with an attorney regarding your Advance Directive. However, the intention of Virginia’s law on Advance Directives is to enable and encourage all capable adults to fill out an Advance Directive on their own.
This website is designed and administered by Mental Health America of Virginia (MHAV) and is funded through a grant by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
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