A Kansas medical power of attorney form is a document that gives an appointed representative (called your “agent”) the right to make health care decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated.
Laws
Statute: Kansas Statutes, Chapter 58, Article 6.
Signing Requirements: To make your medical power of attorney valid in Kansas, POA valid, you must sign it in front of a notary public, or in front of two witnesses (Kansas Statutes §58-629).
Revocation: You can revoke your medical power of attorney at any time, either orally or in writing, by notifying your doctor or other health care professional that you are revoking your medical power of attorney or by creating a new medical power of attorney. You can also specify an end date in your medical power of attorney form (Kansas Statutes §58-657).
Sample
You can download a Kansas medical power of attorney form below in PDF & Word format.
