{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-71.32.090","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 71.32.090","heading":"Witnesses.","body":"A witness may not be any of the following:\n(1) A person designated to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf;\n(2) A health care provider or professional person directly involved with the provision of care to the principal at the time the directive is executed;\n(3) An owner, operator, employee, or relative of an owner or operator of a health care facility or long-term care facility in which the principal is a patient or resident;\n(4) A person who is related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the person or with whom the principal has a dating relationship, as defined in RCW 7.105.010;\n(5) A person who is declared to be an incapacitated person; or\n(6) A person who would benefit financially if the principal making the directive undergoes mental health treatment.","path":["Title 71","Chapter 71.32"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=71.32.090","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:05:01Z","sha256":"dce3f1f52a6fb3a4235623b4c32bd992f21a081cbac7d62ef64b3b98e1e2aaa9","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-71.32.080","next":"us-wa/rcw-71.32.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}