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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Kentucky requires 2 witnesses for a healthcare proxy.KRS 311.623Verified Apr 15, 2026 Witnesses cannot be: Blood relatives, Anyone who would inherit from you, Healthcare facility employees, Your treating physician, Anyone financially responsible for your care. Witnesses must be at least 18 years old.

In Kentucky, notarization can serve as an alternative to witnesses for a healthcare proxy.KRS 311.623Verified Apr 15, 2026 Either witnesses or notarization satisfies the execution requirements.

Kentucky allows Remote Online Notarization (RON) for healthcare proxys.KRS 311.623Verified Apr 15, 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 Kentucky: Find 2 adults to serve as witnesses. Review witness restrictions to ensure eligibility. Get the document notarized (standard practice, not required). Remote notary available; e-signature status unclear

Generally yes. Kentucky accepts out-of-state healthcare directives in practice, but doesn't have an explicit reciprocity statute, so recognition rests on hospital practice and emergency-care doctrine.KRS 311.637(6)Verified Apr 15, 2026 Per KRS 311.637(6): Kentucky law does not preclude or restrict advance directives made outside KRS 311.621-311.643, and does not preclude medical personnel from following other written advance directives consistent with accepted medical practice. This is a non-preclusion clause rather than an affirmative reciprocal recognition statute. The document portability tool covers reciprocity rules in detail.

Healthcare Proxy Signing in Kentucky

Kentucky requires 2KRS 311.625Verified Apr 15, 2026 witnesses for a healthcare proxy, and notarization is NoKRS 311.625Verified Apr 15, 2026. These requirements are set by state statute and apply regardless of where the document was prepared.

Kentucky allows Remote Online Notarization (RON) for healthcare proxys and accepts notarizations performed under another state's RON authority. Practically, that means the notarization step can be completed over secure video without finding an in-person notary, and the resulting document is valid in Kentucky even if the notary was elsewhere.

Ready to put it on paper? The Kentucky healthcare proxy builder uses the state's required language and signature blocks so the document holds up at the hospital.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated April 15, 2026

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