Advance Directives in La Rioja are in keeping with legislation at national level (refer to the report on advance directives in Spain).

The Autonomous Region of La Rioja has developed its own legislation with regards to advance directives. Ley 2/2002, de Salud, de 17 de abril [Law 2/2002 of April 17^th, concerning Health], enshrines the right of users to have their advance directives statement adhered to via the Advance Directives Document.

In 2005, La Rioja passed Ley 9/2005, de 30 de septiembre, reguladora del documento de instrucciones previas en el ámbito de la sanidad [Law 9/2005 of September 30^th, for the regulation of the advance directives document within the health sector].

Subsequently, La Rioja passed Orden 8/2006, de 26 de julio, de la Consejería de Salud, sobre la forma de otorgar documento de instrucciones previas ante personal de la administración [Order 8/2006 of July 26^th, issued by the Department for Health, concerning the method of executing advance directives documents before personnel within the administration].

Finally, in 2006, La Rioja passed Decreto 30/2006, de 19 de mayo, por el que se regula el Registro de Instrucciones Previas de La Rioja [Decree 30/2006 of May 19th, for the regulation of the Advance Directives Registry of La Rioja].