title: The patient's right of self-determination.
abstract: Recent legislation requires Medicare and Medicaid providers to assure the patient's right of self-determined care. This legislation necessitates that health care providers understand their state laws and standards affecting the patient's right to issue advance directives on health care, to refuse or accept treatment, and to make decisions concerning the receipt of health care services.
authors: Center for Health Care Law, DC.
authors: W A
authors: WA
authors: Dombi
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States