State guide
Advance Directive Forms in Oregon
By Jason Su · Sources last confirmed September 14
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 Oregon form
Oregon Health Authority publishes the current form here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT/Pages/ADAC-Forms.aspx
Form OHA 3905, available in large print.
Background reading: Oregon Health Authority guidance
Oregon's form has an official number, and a large-print version
Oregon's document is the Advance Directive for Health Care, and it carries a form number: OHA 3905. That is a small detail with real practical value. You can ask for it by number at a doctor's office or a hospital, and staff can look it up directly instead of interpreting your description.
It is published by the Oregon Health Authority, alongside a matching form for care facilities. Both are free.
Oregon also publishes the form in large print, which is worth knowing if small type is part of why you have been putting this off. Most states do not offer an alternative format. Oregon does, and it costs nothing to ask.
The form is a single document covering both jobs — naming your agent and recording your wishes — so there is no second form to track down afterwards.
Oregon's form is identified as OHA 3905. If you are handed a printed advance directive in Oregon with no form number on it, ask whether OHA 3905 is available. Naming the form makes it far easier to get the current version.
National resources
- USA.gov — Official U.S. government portal.
- Medicare.gov — Official Medicare information.
After you sign it
- Sign it the way Oregon 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 Oregon advance directive form free?
Yes. Oregon Health Authority publishes the current form free of charge, and we link to the official source only.
Do I need a lawyer to complete the Oregon form?
No. You can complete the form yourself. It must be signed the way Oregon law requires — usually with witnesses or a notary — so follow the instructions printed on the form itself.
Where should I keep my signed Oregon 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.