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  2. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_healthcare_directive

    v. t. e. An advance healthcare directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity. In the U.S ...

  3. Advance care planning - Wikipedia

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    An advance care directive is a document detailing an individual's health care preferences. This may include personal values and life goals, describe circumstances the person would find unacceptable, identify preferences relating to specific medical interventions, or a combination of these.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Advance Directives and Medical Power of Attorney - WebMD

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    Advance directives are legally binding and tell doctors what life extending measures you want taken, or not taken, if you are unable to communicate. Medical power of attorney designates a person ...

  6. Five Wishes - Wikipedia

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    The Five Wishes. Wishes 1 and 2 are both legal documents. Once signed, they meet the legal requirements for an advance directive in the states listed below. Wishes 3, 4, and 5 are unique to Five Wishes, in that they address matters of comfort care, spirituality, forgiveness, and final wishes. Wish 1: "The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions ...

  7. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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    POLST ( Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is an approach to improving end-of-life care in the United States, encouraging providers to speak with the severely ill and create specific medical orders to be honored by health care workers during a medical crisis. [1] POLST began in Oregon in 1991 and currently exists in 46 states ...

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