Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 127.810: §2.02. Form of the written request.

(1) A valid request for medication under ORS 127.800 to 127.897 shall be in substantially the form described in ORS 127.897, signed and dated by the patient and witnessed by at least two individuals who, in the presence of the patient, attest that to the best of their knowledge and belief the patient is capable, acting voluntarily, and is not being coerced to sign the request.
      (2) One of the witnesses shall be a person who is not:
      (a) A relative of the patient by blood, marriage or adoption;
      (b) A person who at the time the request is signed would be entitled to any portion of the estate of the qualified patient upon death under any will or by operation of law; or
      (c) An owner, operator or employee of a health care facility where the qualified patient is receiving medical treatment or is a resident.
      (3) The patient’s attending physician at the time the request is signed shall not be a witness.
      (4) If the patient is a patient in a long term care facility at the time the written request is made, one of the witnesses shall be an individual designated by the facility and having the qualifications specified by the Department of Human Services by rule. [1995 c.3 §2.02]
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Where this section sits in the code

03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate
13. Protective Proceedings; Powers of Attorney; Trusts
Chapter 127 — Powers of Attorney; Advance Directives for Health Care; Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Registry; Nonopioid Directives; Declarations for Mental Health Treatment; Death With Dignity

(2) One of the witnesses shall be a person who is not:

(a) A relative of the patient by blood, marriage or adoption;

(b) A person who at the time the request is signed would be entitled to any portion of the estate of the qualified patient upon death under any will or by operation of law; or

(c) An owner, operator or employee of a health care facility where the qualified patient is receiving medical treatment or is a resident.

(3) The patient’s attending physician at the time the request is signed shall not be a witness.

(4) If the patient is a patient in a long term care facility at the time the written request is made, one of the witnesses shall be an individual designated by the facility and having the qualifications specified by the Department of Human Services by rule. [1995 c.3 §2.02]

(Safeguards)

(Section 3)

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