Advance directive definition

Advance directive means a document that contains a health care instruction or a power of attorney for health care.

Advance directive means a written instruction, such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care, recognized under state law and related to the provision of health care when the resident is incapacitated.

Advance directive means (i) a witnessed written document, voluntarily executed by the declarant in

Examples of Advance directive in a sentence

• Advance directive completion by elderly Ameri- cans: a decade of change.

• Advance directive completion by elderly Americans: a decade of change.

• The hospice has the responsibility to establish and maintain a permanent medical record for each patient that includes the following:• Physician certifications• Services provided• Recipient election statement(s)• Interdisciplinary treatment plan of care and updates• Advance directive documentation The documentation contained in the medical record must be a chronological, complete record of the care provided to the hospice recipient.

• Pertaining to admissions, which may have occurred prior to Member being enrolled with the health plan and are pertinent to the Member’s current medical condition.• Advance directive.

• DescriptionA Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care is a form of Advance directive by which a patient gives another person the power to make medical treatment, mental health treatment and personal care decisions.

More Definitions of Advance directive

Advance directive means an individual’s instructions to an appointed person specifying actions to take in the event that the individual is no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity.

Advance directive means written instructions such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care relating to the provision of health care when an adult is incapacitated.

Advance directive means “advance directive” as defined in 42 CFR § 489.100.

Advance directive means (i) a witnessed written document, voluntarily executed by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of § 54.1-2983 or (ii) a witnessed oral statement, made by the declarant subsequent to the time he is diagnosed as suffering from a terminal condition and in accordance with the provisions of § 54.1-2983.

Advance directive means, according to 42 C.F.R. §489.100, a written instruction, such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care, recognized under State law (whether statutory or as recognized by the courts of the State), relating to the provision of health care when the individual is incapacitated. Some States also recognize a documented oral instruction.

Advance directive means a directive allowing a person to give directions about future medical care or to designate another person to make medical decisions if he or she should lose the capacity to make health care decisions. The term “advance directive” includes living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, in accordance with RSA 137-J, or a surrogate decision-maker in accordance with RSA 137-J:35.

Advance directive means an advance directive made by a person under section 5;