Advance Directive Adoption Committee (ADAC)

Background

HB 4135 from the 2018 Regular Session requires the Oregon Health Authority-Public Health Division to convene an Advance Directive Adoption Committee to:

1. Adopt the form of an Advance Directive to be used in this state
2. Review the form every four years to adopt changes the committee determines necessary
3. Submit the form to Legislature for ratification during an odd numbered year

Initial Completed Work

The final version of the Advance Directive Form and a draft of the User's Guide were submitted to the legislature for potential ratification on September 1, 2020.

• Final Recommended Advance Directive Form and User's Guide

Advisory Committee Meetings

• Location: Call: (669) 254-5252; Meeting ID: 161-654-0765
• Documents: Advance Directive (Draft), Advance Directive User's Guide (Draft)
• Agenda: Finalize and check for consensus on Advance Directive form to be sent to legislature; sign off on User's Guide
• Agenda
  

• Location: Dial: (877) 873-8017, Access code: 767068#
• Documents: Advance Directive Draft (plain language), Advance Directive Draft (NOT plain language), User's Guide Draft (plain language), User's Guide Draft (NOT plain language), Advance Directive (plain language edits to sections)
• Agenda: Finalize Advance Directive form and user's guide and discuss delivery of the documents to the legislature.
• Agenda

• Location: Zoom Meeting, Dial: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 986 8059 3262, Password: 154368
  
• Documents: Advance Directive (Draft), Advance Directive User's Guide (Draft)
• Agenda: Review and finalize Advance Directive form, review User's Guide
  
• Agenda
  

• Location: Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St., Conference Room 177, Portland, OR 97232 [ View map ]

• Agenda: Review and revise draft of Advance Directive form, review and revise draft of instructions and FAQs to accompany form.
• Agenda
• Meeting Packet

December 16, 2019, 8:30 am - 11:30 am

• Location: Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St., Conference Room 177, Portland, OR 97232 [ View map ]

• Agenda: Finalize first draft of Advance Directive form; discuss FAQs to accompany form.           
• Agenda
• Meeting Packet

November 4, 2019, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

• Location: Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St., Conference Room 177, Portland, OR 97232 [ View map ]

• Agenda: Draft principles to guide the drafting of the Advance Directive. Discuss preamble and potential questions for inclusion in Advance Directive.
• Agenda
• Meeting Packet

June 3, 2019, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

• Location: Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St., Conference Room 1C, Portland, OR 97232 [ View map ]

• Agenda: Review required work of committee, based on statute; elect a chair of the committee; review advance directive form.

• Agenda
• Meeting Packet
• Meeting Summary

Advisory Committee Membership

Advance Directive Forms

Related Topics

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)

The Oregon POLST program is designed to assure that the medical treatment wishes expressed by the patient are honored by health care professionals as the patient moves from one health care setting to another.

• See Advance Directives and POLST in Oregon to learn about the difference between POLST and an Advance Directive.

Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council