Health Policy Monitor, Living Will Law
This legislation enables patients to compose a living will which is binding for providers (e.g. physicians) if certain criteria are met. The living will is a declaration of rejection of certain medical interventions. This declaration becomes effective when patients are no longer able to make their o...| Link(s) zu Dokument(en): | IHS Publikation |
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| Format: | Discussion/ Working Paper NonPeerReviewed |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2006
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| Zusammenfassung: | This legislation enables patients to compose a living will which is binding for providers (e.g. physicians) if certain criteria are met. The living will is a declaration of rejection of certain medical interventions. This declaration becomes effective when patients are no longer able to make their own decisions or to communicate with other persons.; |
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