Preferred Label : patient self-determination act;
MeSH definition : The purpose of this 1990 federal act is to assure that individuals receiving health
care services will be given an opportunity to participate in and direct health care
decisions affecting themselves. Under this act, hospitals, health care agencies, and
health maintenance organizations are responsible for developing patient information
for distribution. The information must include patients' rights, advance directives,
living wills, ethics committees' consultation and education functions, limited medical
treatment (support/comfort care only), mental health treatment, resuscitation, restraints,
surrogate decision making and transfer of care. (from JCAHO, Lexicon, 1994);
MeSH synonym : pl101 508; public law 101 508; self-determination act, patient; united states patient self determination act; united states patient self-determination act; psda; public law 101-508; law 101-508, public; pl 101-508; pl 101 508; pl101-508; patient self determination act;
CISMeF synonym : 101-508, public law;
MeSH annotation : add UNITED STATES; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry;
Origin ID : D019726;
UMLS CUI : C0600418;
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The purpose of this 1990 federal act is to assure that individuals receiving health
care services will be given an opportunity to participate in and direct health care
decisions affecting themselves. Under this act, hospitals, health care agencies, and
health maintenance organizations are responsible for developing patient information
for distribution. The information must include patients' rights, advance directives,
living wills, ethics committees' consultation and education functions, limited medical
treatment (support/comfort care only), mental health treatment, resuscitation, restraints,
surrogate decision making and transfer of care. (from JCAHO, Lexicon, 1994)
