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2. Patient Self-Determination Act - Wikipedia

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   The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1990 as an amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.Effective on December 1, 1991, this legislation required many hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospice providers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and other health care institutions to provide information about ...

3. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   The public's response was to press for further legislative support. The most recent result was the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990, [21] which attempted to address this awareness problem by requiring health care institutions to better promote and support the use of advance directives. [22] [23]

4. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   The patient self-determination act states that hospitals and health care facilities must provide information about advance directives and DPA/HC. Also, a proxy or surrogate decision-maker can provide these final wishes to the doctor or care team if a DPA/HC or AD is not present.

5. Right to die - Wikipedia

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   The 1991 Patient Self-Determination Act passed by the US Congress at the request of the financial arm of Medicare does permit elderly Medicare/Medicaid patients (and by implication, all "terminal" patients) to prepare an advance directive in which they elect or choose to refuse life-extending and/or life-saving treatments as a means of ...

6. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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   An advance directive allows an individual to state what treatments he or she would want in a medical crisis, but it is not a medical order. [4] Advance directives are not portable in a sense that it is not accessible across medical systems, so it is the individual's responsibility to have the form on them at all times. [ 4 ]

7. Chemical weapons use in Syria must be investigated, says watchdog

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   With Syria still in disorder with myriad armed groups around the shattered country, the OPCW will be concerned to act quickly to prevent any chemical weapons being used. Echoing such concerns ...

8. The 3 Most Overpriced Cities in America, According to Gen Z ...

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   Affordability is becoming a growing challenge for younger generations. Although they're often drawn to vibrant cities for their career opportunities and lifestyle perks, high housing costs make ...

9. Advance care planning - Wikipedia

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   Advance care directives may be written on specifically designed forms, but can also take the form of a written letter or statement. [44] Inclusion of a doctor in the completion of an advance care directive will assist in ensuring that an individual's wishes are clear and written in a manner that is easy for substitute decision makers and/or ...