title: End-of-life care when the state is the guardian.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine Service, Wellmont Holston Valley Health System, and ETSU College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baumrucker
authors.forename: Joanne E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sheldon
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stolick
authors.forename: Karrie A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Oertli
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Gregg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: VandeKieft
authors.forename: Gerald M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence