State guide
Advance Directive Forms in Connecticut
By Jason Su · Sources last confirmed September 15
We link to official sources only. We are not a law firm and we never write legal documents. The form you sign must come from an official or authorised source in your state.
What this document does
An advance directive is where you write down the healthcare treatment you would and would not want if you could not speak for yourself. In most states it also names a healthcare agent — the person who speaks for you when you cannot.
Where to get the Connecticut form
Connecticut Office of the Attorney General publishes the current form here: https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Health-Issues/Connecticuts-Living-Will-Laws
The Attorney General publishes a combined Living Will and Advance Directives form, plus standalone versions of each directive. You may decline any individual directive by initialing at the top of that section.
Connecticut lets you decline individual directives
Connecticut's documents are a Living Will, which records your treatment wishes, and an Appointment of Health Care Representative, which names the person who decides for you. The state publishes both.
What makes Connecticut worth reading closely is a feature very few other states offer. The combined form is built as a list of individual directives, and you may decline any one of them by initialing at the top of that section. Not signing a section is not the same as actively refusing it, and Connecticut gives you a way to say no to one instruction while accepting the rest.
That matters for anyone whose wishes do not fit a template. If a standard form asks you to authorize something you do not want, Connecticut lets you strike it out formally rather than leave an ambiguous blank that a family member has to interpret later.
The Attorney General publishes both a combined form and standalone versions of each directive, so you can use whichever structure suits you. All of them are free.
Connecticut's form is organized as separate directives you accept or decline by initialing. Read the whole form before you begin signing, so you know which sections you are accepting rather than discovering afterwards that you agreed to something by omission.
National resources
- USA.gov — Official U.S. government portal.
- Medicare.gov — Official Medicare information.
After you sign it
- Sign it the way Connecticut requires. Many states need witnesses or a notary. The form itself says which — follow the form, not a blog.
- Give copies to your healthcare agent and your doctor. A form nobody can find is a form that does not work.
- Keep the original somewhere reachable — not locked in a safe deposit box that needs a bank visit during an emergency.
- Add it to your checklist so your trusted contact knows it exists and where it lives.
Frequently asked
Is the Connecticut advance directive form free?
Yes. Connecticut Office of the Attorney General publishes the current form free of charge, and we link to the official source only.
Do I need a lawyer to complete the Connecticut form?
No. You can complete the form yourself. It must be signed the way Connecticut law requires — usually with witnesses or a notary — so follow the instructions printed on the form itself.
Where should I keep my signed Connecticut advance directive?
Give copies to your healthcare agent and your doctor, and keep the original somewhere reachable at home — not locked in a safe deposit box that needs a bank visit during an emergency.
Next: build your checklist and record where this form is kept.