Life Care Planning: Office of Arizona Attorney General,
DNR - Updated 03/2020 Mark Brnovich
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PREHOSPITAL MEDICAL CARE DIRECTIVE
(DO NOT RESUSCITATE or DNR)
(IMPORTANTTHIS DOCUMENT MUST BE ON PAPER WITH ORANGE BACKGROUND)
MAKE SURE YOU DISPLAY THIS FORM AS VISIBLY AS
POSSIBLE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS: A Prehospital Medical Care Directive is a
document signed by you and your doctor that informs emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or
hospital emergency personnel not to resuscitate you. Sometimes this is called a DNR Do Not
Resuscitate. If you have this form, EMTs and other emergency personnel will not use equipment,
drugs, or devices to restart your heart or breathing, but they will not withhold medical interventions
that are necessary to provide comfort care or to alleviate pain.
You can either attach a picture to this form OR complete the personal information.
Please take the time to fill out a Health Care Power of Attorney form. That way, if you are unable
to communicate your wishes, your agent can sign this form on your behalf, if that is your wish.
This form must be signed by you, in front of your witness or notary. Your Health Care Provider and
your witness or notary must also sign this form.
DO NOT have the documents signed by both a witness and a notary, just pick one. If you do not
know a notary or cannot pay for one, a witness is legally accepted.
Witnesses or notary public CANNOT be anyone who is:
(a) under the age of 18
(b) related to you by blood, adoption, or marriage
(c) entitled to any part of your estate
(d) appointed as your agent
(e) involved in providing your health care at the time this form is signed
IMPORTANT: Under Arizona law a Prehospital Medical Care Directive or DNR must be on letter
sized paper or wallet sized paper on an orange background to be valid.
Life Care Planning: Office of Arizona Attorney General,
DNR - Updated 03/2020 Mark Brnovich
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PREHOSPITAL MEDICAL CARE DIRECTIVE
In the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest, I refuse any resuscitation measures including cardiac
compression, endotracheal intubation and other advanced airway management, artificial ventilation,
defibrillation, administration of advanced cardiac life support drugs and related emergency medical
procedures.
Patient's Printed Name: _________________________________________
Patient’s Signature: _________________________________________Date: _______________
*If I am unable to communicate my wishes, and I have designated a Health Care Power of
Attorney, my elected Health Care agent shall sign:
Health Care Power of Attorney Printed Name: _________________________________________
Health Care Power of Attorney Signature: ___________________________________________
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OR ATTACH A RECENT PHOTO:
Date of Birth_____________
Sex____________________
Race___________________
Eye Color _______________
Hair Color ______________
INFORMATION ABOUT MY DOCTOR AND HOSPICE (if I am in Hospice):
Physician: Telephone: _________________
Hospice Program, if applicable (name):
SIGNATURE OF DOCTOR OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
I have explained this form and its consequences to the signer and obtained assurance that the
signer understands that death may result from any refused care listed above.
Signature of a Licensed Health Care Provider: _________________________________________
Date: _________________
SIGNATURE OF WITNESS OR NOTARY (NOT BOTH)
I was present when this form was signed (or marked). The patient then appeared to be of sound
mind and free from duress.
Witness Signature: Date: _______________
NOTORIAL JURAT:
STATE OF ARIZONA ) ss
COUNTY OF ______________)
________________________________________________
Patient’s Name/Health Care Power of Attorney Name
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) before me this ______________ day of __________, 20 ______
Notary Public Signature: ____________________________My Commission Expires: ____________