title: New provider responsibilities under the Patient Self-Determination Act: living wills, durable powers of attorney, and the law.
abstract: Home care and hospice providers participating in Medicare or Medicaid are subject to the new obligations created by the Patient Self-Determination Act, and therefore must be familiar with their states' laws on patients' rights to direct medical care.
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Huntington
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006738:Hospices / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States