title: Position statement on laws and regulations concerning life-sustaining treatment, including artificial nutrition and hydration, for patients lacking decision-making capacity.
authors.forename: Sanjeev V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kothare
authors.forename: Ashley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.forename: Ivonne N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations / Q000592:standards; D032962:Consent Forms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009462:Neurology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*