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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>RCW 71.32 is the statute on Mental Health Advanced Directives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>The KCBA GAL training handbooks touch on them a bit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>Some decent info and resources are available from the WA Hospital Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>http://www.wsha.org/EOL-MentalHealth.cfm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>There was a CLE by the KCBA way back in 1999 that covered Advanced Directives for Psychiatric Care, which is outdated b/c it was before RCW 71.32 passed, but it did provide some great background information on the issues and concerns that might still be helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>Tara M. 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However, I have a situation where the principal suffers from personality disorder among other mental illness diagnosis. I seem to recall that some additional language to a POA is often recommended above and beyond your typical medical authorizations contained in a POA. Anyone provide me with further insight on this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Marcus J. Fry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Lyon, Weigand & Gustafson, P.S.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Adoption Attorney*<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>P.O. 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