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Advance treatment directives – DAT, living will (Italy)

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The PDF you download is in Italian — that is the language it has to be filed in, so it is not translated. Everything on this page is here to tell you what it says.

For any adult who wants to state which medical treatments they accept or refuse, including artificial nutrition and hydration, in case they can one day no longer decide, and to name a trusted representative (fiduciario) (article 4 of Italian Law no. 219 of 22 December 2017). Many Comuni offer their own free model. The wishes are written by hand; the DAT are handed in person to the civil-status office of the Comune of residence, which forwards them to the national database: filing is free and needs no revenue stamp.

  • Made for use in Italy
  • Last updated October 14, 2026

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This document is sold blank, to print and complete by hand.

When to use this document

  • You do not want to be kept alive artificially if one day you can no longer decide for yourself.
  • After a serious diagnosis you want the doctors to know which treatments you accept and which you refuse.
  • You want someone close to speak to the doctors for you if you cannot.
  • You are looking for how to make a living will in Italy.

What you fill in

The details the document asks for.

  • Declarant
  • Declarant's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
  • Declarant's place of birth
  • Declarant's date of birth
  • Declarant's home address
  • Trusted representative (fiduciario) – full name
  • Trusted representative's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
  • Trusted representative's place of birth
  • Trusted representative's date of birth
  • Trusted representative's home address
  • Trusted representative's phone
  • City
  • Date

Common questions

Where are Italian advance treatment directives (DAT) filed, and what do they cost?
The DAT are handed in person to the civil-status office of the Comune of residence, which issues a receipt and, with the person’s consent, forwards them to the Ministry of Health’s national database; alternatively they are made before a notary. At the Comune they are free, exempt from revenue stamp and any other tax. Many Comuni have their own free model. In the province of Bolzano the Comune also accepts them in German, in the Aosta Valley also in French.
Must the doctor follow Italian advance treatment directives?
Yes, the doctor is bound to respect the DAT. The doctor may depart from them, wholly or in part, only in agreement with the fiduciario, where they appear plainly incongruous or do not match the patient’s current clinical condition, or where therapies unforeseeable at the time of signing exist that can improve the patient’s life (article 4 of Italian Law no. 219 of 22 December 2017). So describe your wishes clearly and keep them up to date.
Can Italian advance treatment directives be changed or withdrawn?
Yes, at any time and without giving reasons: the DAT can be renewed, changed and revoked in the same form in which they were made, for example by handing new directives or a written revocation to the Comune. In emergencies the law also provides for an oral revocation recorded by a doctor with two witnesses (article 4 of Italian Law no. 219 of 22 December 2017). The fiduciario can also be replaced at any time.

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