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What Do I Need to Sign My Healthcare Proxy in Delaware?

Witness, notary, and remote online notarization (RON) requirements for healthcare proxies in Delaware.

Frequently Asked Questions

Delaware requires 1 witness for a healthcare proxy.16 Del. C. § 2508Verified Apr 14, 2026 Witnesses cannot be: The person named as your healthcare agent. Witnesses must be at least 18 years old.

Notarization is not required for a healthcare proxy to be valid in Delaware.16 Del. C. § 2508Verified Apr 14, 2026

Delaware allows Remote Online Notarization (RON) for healthcare proxys.16 Del. C. § 2508Verified Apr 14, 2026 The notarization can be completed via secure video call with an approved RON provider, without meeting in person. The state also accepts out-of-state RON.

To execute a healthcare proxy in Delaware: Find 1 adult to serve as witness. Review witness restrictions to ensure eligibility. Give copies to your healthcare agent and doctors. Sign digitally from anywhere via video call

Yes. Delaware has an explicit reciprocity statute16 Del. C. § 2516Verified Apr 14, 2026: a healthcare directive executed in another state is honored in Delaware if it was valid where signed or valid under the principal's domicile law. Delaware adopted original UHCDA in 1996, replaced by UHCDA (2023) effective Sept 30, 2025 via SB 309. Interstate recognition at § 2516: out-of-state directives valid if compliant with state specified in directive, state where created, or Delaware law. Electronic directives explicitly valid (§ 2516(d)). The document portability tool covers reciprocity rules in detail.

Healthcare Proxy Signing in Delaware

A healthcare proxy in Delaware needs 116 Del. C. § 2511Verified Apr 14, 2026 witnesses, with notarization No16 Del. C. § 2511Verified Apr 14, 2026. A document that doesn't meet these execution requirements can be rejected at the moment it actually matters — at probate intake, in front of a hospital, or at a bank counter.

RON is a clean path for Delaware healthcare proxys: the state both authorizes RON itself and recognizes RON performed under other states' rules. Either route lets the notarization happen via secure video call rather than in person.

Create your Delaware healthcare directive with the Delaware healthcare proxy builder. The form includes all required signature blocks and witness fields.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated April 14, 2026

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