title: Advance directives: development, opposition, and criticism.
abstract: Since the PSDA became law on December 1, all Medicare and Medicaid health care providers are required to develop policies and procedures to comply with the law. The principles of autonomy and distributive justice are basic to the Act, and the social worker's vital role will continue to develop as the law is implemented.
authors: Tampa General Hospital, FL.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Osman
mesh_terms: D000289:Admitting Department, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States