Advance Directives in the Autonomous Region of Cantabria are in keeping with legislation at national level (refer to the report on advance directives in Spain).

The Autonomous Region of Cantabria has developed its own legislation with regards to advance directives. In 2002 Cantabria passed Ley 7/2002, de 10 de diciembre, de Ordenación Sanitaria de Cantabria [Law 7/2002 of December 10^th, concerning Health Regulation in Cantabria].

In 2004, Cantabria passed Decreto 139/2004, de 5 de diciembre, por el que se crea y regula el Registro de Voluntades Previas de Cantabria [Decree 139/2004 of December 5th, for the creation and regulation of the Advance Directives Registry of Cantabria].

In 2005, the Autonomous Region passed Orden SAN/27/2005, de 16 de septiembre, por el que se establece el documento tipo de voluntades expresadas con carácter previo de Cantabria [Order SAN/27/2005, which establishes the model for the advance directives document in Cantabria].

On the same date, Cantabria passed Orden SAN/28/2005, de 16 de septiembre, por la que se crea el fichero automatizado de datos de carácter personal del Registro de Voluntades Previas de Cantabria [Order SAN/28/2005 of September 16th, for the creation of an automated personal data file for the Advance Directives Registry of Cantabria].

The Ley de Cantabria 6/2009, de 28 de diciembre, de Medidas Fiscales y de Contenido Financiero [Law 6/2009], includes in article 15.1, a modification of the Law 7/2002, and adds the possibility to registry an advance directive before government employees of the Health Ministry.