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
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Advance directive documents should not be bound to a certain set of ideals that are unmoving for all persons, but rather be an evolving system that emboldens individuals.
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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 document voluntarily executed in accordance with § 54.1-2983 of the Code of Virginia or the laws of another state where executed (§ 54.1-2993 of the Code of Virginia). This may include a wellness recovery action plan (WRAP) or similar document as long as it is executed in accordance with § 54.1-2983 of the Code of Virginia or the laws of another state. A WRAP or similar document may identify the health care agent who is authorized to act as the individual's substitute decision maker.
Advance directive as used in this chapter, means any document indicating a resident's choice with regard to a specific service, treatment, medication or medical procedure option that may be imple mented in the future such as power of attorney health care directive, limited or restricted treatment cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), do not resuscitate (DNR), and organ tissue donation.