Make Sure It's the Way You Want
HEF584
Published 2008
Published 2008
Since December 1991, the Patient Self-Determination Act passed by Congress ensures that people know their rights regarding advance directives. Health care institutions are required by law to tell adult patients about the legal right to accept or refuse medical treatment. The Nebraska Rights of the Terminally Ill Act gives Nebraskans 19 years of age and older the right to prepare written instructions for their physicians about the use of life- sustaining measures if their condition is terminal.
Publication Details
| Authors |
Kathy M. Prochaska-Cue Mary Ann Holland Eileen M Krumbach |
|---|---|
| Subject | |
| Publication Date | November 06, 2008 |
| Last Revision Date | November 06, 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Formats |
PDF (web) |
| Series | Miscellaneous Publication |