About PADs
- A psychiatric advance directive (PAD) is a legal document that documents a person’s preferences for future mental health treatment, and allows appointment of a health proxy to interpret those preferences during a crisis.
- PADs may be drafted when a person is well enough to consider preferences for future mental health treatment.
- PADs are used when a person becomes unable to make decisions during a mental health crisis.
Rhode Island Forms
Rhode Island Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care form pdf
Although Rhode Island does not currently have a specific statute for a psychiatric advance directive, you can learn more about general advance directives for health care in Rhode Island at the Caring Connections website.