How to Register

Many Member Health Care Providers and Community Partners provide this service at discounted rates or even free of charge to their patients, members, clients, employees, and the public.  You can find Providers and Partners in your area using the zip code search function at the bottom of this page.  Contact the Providers and Partners in your area to find out if they offer the service free of charge.

If there are no Providers or Partners in your area, you may consider suggesting that your employer, religious or civic organization, attorney, accountant, financial planner, veteran's group, or senior organization become a Community Partner; or suggest participation to your doctor or local hospital.  You can download a letter of introduction from this site, and present the idea to them. Your state, county or municipal government could also become a Partner, click here for information.

You can also register your document directly with the Registry for a one-time, life-time fee.  You can also give the gift of peace of mind by giving registration as a gift to friends, family and loved ones.  Giving registration as a gift can sometimes serve as a gentle and needed "push" for people to think about their wishes, and complete an advance directive.  It will give them a reason to start a process that most find all too easy to put off. 
Go to Direct Registration for more information and to complete a purchase on-line.

Once registered, you are registered for life.  You will receive an update letter annually so that your information will always be current.  There is never a renewal or update charge.  Health care providers (hospitals, doctors, skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, home health agencies, providers of home health care, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospices) will have access to your documents, and your privacy and confidentiality are always maintained. 

For more information on how the Registry works, visit How It Works.

After your document is registered, you will receive notification by mail, along with labels to attach to your driver's license and insurance card stating that you are registered with the U.S. Living Will Registry, and a wallet card listing your Registration number.  Once registered, your documents and emergency contact information will be available to health care providers across the country.  You will have peace of mind knowing that your wishes will be available whenever and wherever they are needed.  Your family will not have to make difficult decisions on your behalf, and by having your wishes available, the problems that can occur when family members disagree about treatment will be avoided. 

If you already have an advance directive, find a member Health Care Provider or Community Partner through which to register it...or you can register it yourself directly through the Registry--see below. 

If you have not yet prepared your advance directive, visit the Advance Directive Forms page for instructions and help in preparing your document.

To register organ donor information, find a member Health Care Provider or Community Partner in your area by clicking on the button below.

To obtain a list of  the member Health Care Providers and Community Partners in your area, click on FIND PARTNERS & PROVIDERS.

For information on how you can increase the number of Member Health Care Providers and Community Partners in your area, Click Here.

If you do not have any Providers or Partners in your area, and you would like to register directly through the Registry, click on Direct Registration.