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The person making the advance medical directive should complete this form and send it in a sealed envelope by mail or by hand to the Registrar of Advance Medical Directives at the address given below.
- MOH | Advance Medical Directive - Ministry of Health
An Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a legal document that...
- MOH | Guidelines - Ministry of Health
An Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a legal document that...
- MOH | Advance Medical Directive - Ministry of Health
An Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a legal document that you sign in advance to inform the doctor treating you (in the event you become terminally ill and unconscious) that you do not want any extraordinary life-sustaining treatment to be used to prolong your life.
Jun 21, 2024 · An Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a legal document that one signs in advance to inform the doctor treating oneself (in the event of terminal illness and unconsciousness) that one does not want any extraordinary life-sustaining treatment to be used to prolong one’s life.
- What Is Extraordinary Life-Sustaining Treatment?
- What Is A Terminal Illness?
- When Will The AMD Not Have Any Effect?
- Do You Need A Lawyer to Make An AMD?
- How Can You Make An AMD?
- How Much Does It Cost to Make An AMD?
- Is It Possible to Make An AMD While You Are Overseas?
- Can An AMD Be Revoked?
“Extraordinary life-sustaining treatment” means any medical procedure or measure which, when administered to a terminally ill patient, will only prolong the process of dying when death is imminent, but excludes palliative care.
“Terminal illness” is defined in the AMDA as an incurable condition caused by injury or disease from which there is no reasonable prospect of a temporary or permanent recovery. For such a condition, death is imminent even if extraordinary life-sustaining measures were used. These measures would only serve to postpone the moment of death for the pat...
A medical practitioner has a duty to inform a patient who is conscious and capable of exercising a rational judgement of all the various forms of treatment that may be available in his particular case so that the patient may make an informed judgement as to whether a particular form of treatment should, or should not, be undertaken.
Lawyers and legal advice are not necessary in the making of an AMD. However, in the event of death or sickness, it is generally advisable to ensure that one’s affairs are in order, through estate planning or other legal means. Legal advice may be sought to draw up a will, or to implement a lasting power of attorney.
To make an AMD, you will have to complete an AMD form (which is available from any clinics, polyclinics, or hospitals, or online from here), sign it in the presence of two witnesses, and return it to the Registrar of AMDs at the Ministry of Health. More detailed instructions may be found on the AMD form itself.
To make an AMD, you will have to consult a doctor who, as a witness, is required to explain the AMD to you. You may have to pay the doctor for the services rendered. However, the AMD form itself is free.
As long as the first witness is a doctor currently registered with the Singapore Medical Council, and the AMD is filed with the AMD Registry in Singapore, the AMD is considered valid.
An AMD can be revoked at any time in the presence of at least one witness, by completing the AMD revocation form. Alternatively, the person or his witness could write a letter to the Registrar of AMDs. Where a person is unable to write, the AMD may be revoked orally or in any other way in which he can communicate. It is then the responsibility of t...
—(1) A person who is not mentally disordered, who has attained 21 years of age and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life‑sustaining treatment in the event of his or her suffering from a terminal illness, may at any time make an advance medical directive in the prescribed form.
An Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a legal document you sign in advance to inform your doctor that you do not want the use of any life-sustaining treatment to be used to prolong your life in the event you become terminally ill and unconscious and where death is imminent.
An Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a legal document you sign in advance to inform your doctor that you do not want the use of any life-sustaining treatment to prolong your life in the event you become terminally ill and unconscious and where death is approaching.
