AnalysisIn Kentucky, an advance health care directive must either be witnessed before 2 adult witnesses or acknowledged before a Notary. In a health facility, notarization is often used because it may not always be possible to find 2 witnesses to serve and current law prohibits an owner, operator or relative of an owner or operator of a health care facility in which the person signing the health care directive is a client or resident from witnessing or notarizing a directive. Enacted in the current COVID-19 crisis, Senate Bill 102 will make it easier for clients and residents to have their health care directives notarized because it will now allow an owner, operator or relative of an owner or operator of a health care facility to notarize a client's or resident's directive.
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