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Home arrow FAQs arrow When must information be provied on the advance directive policy?
When must information be provied on the advance directive policy? PDF Print E-mail
Under the law and implementing regulations , hospitals, skilled nursing homes and nursing homes must provide the required information to individuals at the time of admission.  In the case of managed care health plans, the required information must be provided at the time of enrollment.  In the case of hospice programs, information must be provided at the time of initial receipt of care and in the case of home health care or personal care providers, in advance of the individual receiving care.
 
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The National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives is a collaboration between The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, funded by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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