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...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):IHS Publikation
Hauptverfasser: Hofmarcher, Maria M., Röhrling, Gerald
Format: Discussion/ Working Paper NonPeerReviewed
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 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.;