US-TN · Customized Agreements · State-informed
Tennessee Living Will / Health Care Declaration
Locke uses the official-form living-will route for Tennessee: Advance Care Plan / Living Will. Combined-form agent, proxy, or donation sections stay VOID in this product. This document records treatment wishes only. It does not appoint a healthcare agent and is not Tennessee POST.
State-informed coverageTennessee selectedCounty nextAddress when relevant
Pinned Tennessee record · not a catalog claim
What this Tennessee instrument is
| Topic | Maintained record |
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| Instrument | Advance Care Plan / Living Will |
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| Route | Official or statutory form, treatment part only |
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| Healthcare agent | Not appointed by this document. Use the separate Advance Healthcare Directive and Medical Power of Attorney. |
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| Medical order | In Tennessee, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here. Separate instrument: Tennessee POST. |
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| Execution | Use current Tennessee execution requirements and approved Advance Care Plan/Living Will conventions; preserve witness/notary and statutory warnings as applicable. |
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| Pregnancy rule | No pregnancy override is encoded in the current Tennessee standalone treatment-instruction path; use the current Tennessee form/statute if amended. |
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| Authority | Tenn. Code Ann. Title 32 Ch. 11 and Title 68 Ch. 11 Pt. 18 (checked 2026-08-20) |
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Visible coverage maturity · State-informed
What this coverage level means
| Coverage area | Status | What that means |
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| Product availability | Available | Living Will / Health Care Declaration is released for purchase and can begin with Tennessee selected. |
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| Coverage maturity | State-informed | This document resolves maintained state-family configuration blocks. That is not a claim that every action-specific state or local rule has been reviewed. |
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| State configuration | Maintained | living-will-health-care-declaration:healthcare_directive__TN, version 2.2.0, Healthcare Directive. |
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| County and address | Collected when relevant | These facts narrow the document context but do not prove that every local rule has been identified. |
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| Attorney review | Customer-arranged | Legal advice is not included; counsel of the customer's choice may review the completed document. |
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What Locke collects
Information that shapes this document
- State, county, and address from the jurisdiction-first workflow
- Legal name, current address, and signing date
- Treatment elections required by the selected state's directive model
- Optional values/additional instructions where the selected form allows them
- Whether separate agent or clinician-order documents already exist
What this document covers
Built for the stated scope
- Advance treatment planning before illness or injury
- Standalone treatment instructions without appointing a healthcare agent
- Coordinating written treatment wishes with an existing healthcare proxy
- Recording pregnancy-related and execution rules that vary by state
Configuration record · living-will-health-care-declaration:healthcare_directive__TN · 2.2.0
How the Tennessee lane enters this draft
Locke selects this document family’s maintained state configuration after the state answer is saved. County, address, and later interview answers narrow any clauses that use those facts.
Advance Care Plan / Living Will
ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE — TENNESSEE I, the information supplied in the interview, give these advance instructions on how I want to be treated by my doctors and other health-care providers when I can no longer make those treatment decisions myself. Parts 1 and 2 may be used together or independently. Part 1 is VOID in this standalone Living Will. Part 5 must be completed for execution. Part 1 — Agent VOID / NOT USED. This product does not appoint a health-care agent. Part 2 — Wishes for Quality of Life Permanent Unconscious Condition: the information supplied in the interview Permanent Confusion: the information supplied in the interview Dependent in all Activities of Daily Living: the information supplied in the interview End-Stage Illnesses: the information supplied in the interview Wishes for Treatment if quality of life becomes unacceptable and the condition is irreversible CPR: the information supplied in the interview Life Support / Other Artificial Support: the information supplied in the interview Treatment of New Conditions: the information supplied in the interview Tube Feeding / IV Fluids: the information supplied in the interview Part 3 — Other Instructions the information supplied in the interview Part 4 — Organ Donation VOID / NOT USED. This standalone product does not enroll the customer in an organ-donor registry. Part 5 — Signature Signature: Date: the information supplied in the interview Your signature must either be witnessed by two competent adults or acknowledged by a notary public under the current Tennessee form. Neither witness may be an appointed agent, and at least one witness must be unrelated and not entitled to the estate. Witness 1: Witness 2: OR Notary Public: Commission expires:
Separate Medical Order — Tennessee
In Tennessee, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here. Separate medical-order instrument: Tennessee POST. This Living Will is not represented as that clinician/EMS medical order.
Locke is a document-assistance platform, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Outputs require professional review; consult counsel of your choice.
Known coverage limit
County, municipal, court, and agency rules may still apply
Requirements may also depend on a Tennessee county, municipality, city ordinance, rent board, local court, recorder, clerk, licensing authority, zoning district, property location, or another local body. Collecting a county and address does not mean Locke has identified every applicable local rule.
Before purchase
Questions about this state-configured document
Does a Tennessee living will appoint a healthcare agent?
No. This Locke Direct product is treatment-wishes only. Agent appointment is a separate product.
Is the Tennessee living will a Tennessee POST?
In Tennessee, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here.
How do I sign a Tennessee living will?
Use current Tennessee execution requirements and approved Advance Care Plan/Living Will conventions; preserve witness/notary and statutory warnings as applicable.
How is the Living Will / Health Care Declaration configured for Tennessee?
After you select Tennessee, Locke asks for the county and address, when relevant, and applies the maintained Tennessee configuration for this document family to your answers.
Is this a guarantee that the Living Will / Health Care Declaration will be valid?
No. Locke assists with document generation and does not guarantee legal validity, enforceability, filing acceptance, or a particular outcome.
When is payment enabled?
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