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There is no official form for appointing an agent, but you must create a written document.  A helpful example of a form, which you may wish to use or adapt, is available here .

Although Colorado does not currently have a specific statute for a psychiatric advance directive, you can learn more about general advance directives for health care in Colorado at the Caring Connections website.

 
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The National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives is a collaboration between The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, funded by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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