Advance Health Care Directive: Protecting Yourself & Your Family - Information at the Contra Costa County Public Law Lib

An Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) gives power to a person you select to make health care decisions for you, ONLY IF you can’t speak for yourself and gives written instructions about your health care. It will save your family from having to make very difficult decisions about your care in times of crisis. Everyone over 18 should have an AHCD, which can be changed at any time by preparing a new form.

The Contra Costa Public Law Library, with branches in Martinez, Richmond and Pittsburg, has information to guide you in preparing an AHCD, including books written for the non-lawyer, such as: “Living Wills & Powers of Attorney for California,” which explains:

· How AHCDs work

· How to prepare an AHCD

· What to do after you prepare an AHCD

· How to change an AHCD

The Library also has access to forms on preparing an AHCD.

Please stop in, visit online, or call the Contra Costa County Law Library...Your Source For Legal Information. Our telephone number for the main branch in Martinez is (925) 646-2783. Our website provides hours and directions for all three branches as well as access to many other Library resources, including upcoming workshops. http://www.cccpllib.org/.

El Cerrito resident Deborah Kemp is an attorney and part-time law librarian. Carey Rowan has been the Law Library Director since 2008 and previously served with libraries in Solano and Los Angeles County.

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