Mobile Notary Services for Advance Directives in Vancouver | Pac Signing
Pac Signing Notary has an office in Vancouver at 201 NE Park Plaza, Suite 221, and every Pac Signing notary holds both an Oregon and a Washington commission. We sign Washington health care directives and durable powers of attorney for health care at homes in Esther Short, Arnada, Hough, Hudson’s Bay and Fisher’s Landing East, at Vancouver hospitals and in care homes, and we can bring two qualified witnesses. For the Oregon rules, see our advance directive notary page.
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What is an Advance Directive?
A Washington health care directive records the treatment you do or do not want if you cannot speak for yourself, and a durable power of attorney for health care names the person who decides for you. Signing them now spares your family from guessing at a hard moment.
Where We Sign Advance Directives in Vancouver
Hospitals. We sign at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, 400 NE Mother Joseph Pl, and Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 NE 139th St. Washington law does not allow an employee of the health facility where you are a patient to witness your health care directive, so nurses and staff cannot be your witnesses. Ask us to bring witnesses, or have the directive notarized instead. See hospital notary visits.
Adult family homes and long-term care. For a durable power of attorney for health care, a care provider at the adult family home or long-term care facility where the signer lives cannot be a witness. Notarization avoids that problem.
At our Vancouver office. If the signer can travel, come to 201 NE Park Plaza, Suite 221, open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm. Signing in Washington, Washington’s notarial fee applies.
ID in Washington. Washington accepts a photo ID that is current or expired no more than three years, or a credible witness who knows the signer.
At home. A mobile visit is $70 for the first 10 miles, plus $2 per mile after that.
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Steps to Notarize Your Advance Directive with Pac Signing
Prepare Your Document
Download the official Washington advance directive form from a trusted source or get one from your healthcare provider.
Book an Appointment
Contact us to schedule a convenient time for notarization. We offer mobile notary services and can come to your home, hospital, or another location.
Sign and Notarize
During the appointment, we will ensure that you and your witnesses sign the document correctly. We’ll then notarize the form, verifying the authenticity of your signatures.
Distribute Copies
After notarization, make sure to distribute copies of your advance directive to your healthcare representative, physician, and any other relevant parties.
Why Notarizing an Advance Directive is Important in Vancouver, Washington
Washington accepts a health care directive that is either acknowledged before a notary public or signed in front of two qualified witnesses. A notarized directive avoids any question about who was allowed to witness it.
We Provide Mobile Witnesses for Your Advance Directive
In Vancouver, Washington, a health care directive must be signed and acknowledged before a notary public, or signed in front of two witnesses (RCW 70.122.030). Pac Signing can bring both to your appointment. Under Washington law, a witness to a health care directive cannot be:
- related to you by blood or marriage;
- entitled to any part of your estate, or someone with a claim against it;
- your attending physician or an employee of your attending physician;
- an employee of a health facility where you are a patient.
A durable power of attorney for health care has its own rule (RCW 11.125.050): it is notarized, or signed before two competent witnesses who are not your home care provider, not a care provider at the adult family home or long-term care facility where you live, and not related to you or your agent by blood, marriage or state registered domestic partnership. Because these rules are strict, many families simply have both documents notarized.
Who Needs an Advance Directive?
Any adult can make a health care directive. A POLST is different: the Washington Department of Health describes it as a medical order you complete with your health care provider, a companion to your directive rather than a replacement, and it is not a notary document.
Local help. The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington, 201 NE 73rd St, 360-735-5720, serves Clark County families with information on care at home and long-term care. A notary cannot choose your wording or give legal advice; we witness or notarize the finished document.
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Commissioned notaries, a clear price before we set out, and a visit at the hour that suits the signer.
Understanding the Role of a Notary in Healthcare Directives
- The role of a notary in healthcare directives is crucial in preventing fraud and ensuring that all parties involved understand the significance of the document they are signing. By notarizing your advance directive, you create a stronger legal foundation that can be relied upon if your healthcare preferences are ever challenged.
- At Pac Signing, our notaries are well-versed in Washington laws regarding advance directives and can guide you through each step to ensure everything is done correctly.
Common Questions About Advance Directive Notarization in Vancouver, Washington
Washington law requires your advance directive to be signed in front of two qualified witnesses or acknowledged before a notary public. Pac Signing provides both — a notary and two witnesses — so your document is fully covered and harder to challenge later.
Yes, we offer a two-witness service to help you meet Vancouver legal requirements for validating an advance directive.
At our Vancouver office you pay only the Washington notarial fee, with no travel charge. A mobile visit in Vancouver adds $70 for the first 10 miles, plus $2 per mile after that. Witnesses are quoted when you book.
Yes, you can make changes to your advance directive at any time. However, any amendments or revisions will need to be properly signed, witnessed, and possibly notarized again to ensure they are legally binding.
No. Under RCW 70.122.030 an employee of a health facility where you are a patient cannot witness your health care directive. We can bring qualified witnesses or notarize the directive instead.
The notarization follows Washington law when you sign in Washington. Whether you need an Oregon or a Washington form is a question for your attorney; we handle the signing.
No. A POLST is a medical order you complete with your health care provider.