PACIO Advance Directive Interoperability Implementation Guide
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Example Observation: Example-McBee-PersonalInterventionPreference3

If my response above indicates that I do not want life-sustaining treatments,

I expressly authorize my attending physician to withhold or withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration and instruct my healthcare agent (or, if I have not designated a healthcare agent, my default surrogate), my family and the doctors and nurses who are taking care of me to respect this request.