RCW 71.32.090
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A witness may not be any of the following:
(1)A person designated to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf;
(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;
(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;
(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 ;
(5)A person who is declared to be an incapacitated person; or
(6)A person who would benefit financially if the principal making the directive undergoes mental health treatment.
[ 2021 c 215 s 157 ; 2003 c 283 s 9 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900 .