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OAR 333-027-0080 — Advance Directives
OregonregulationOregon Health Authority· effective 2022-01-13
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1Provide the required written information not later than 15 days after the initial provision of care, and in any event before discharge (4).(OAR 333-027-0080 — Advance Directives)
- 2Ensure each patient receives, in written form and without recommendation, information on Oregon health-care-decision rights, agency implementation policies, a copy of the ORS chapter 127 advance directive, and the name of a contact person for additional information (2).(OAR 333-027-0080 — Advance Directives)
- 3Place documentation prominently in the patient's clinical record reflecting whether the patient has executed an advance directive or appointed a health care representative (3).(OAR 333-027-0080 — Advance Directives)
- 4Maintain written advance-directive policies and procedures applicable to any patient 18 or older (or adult per ORS 127.505), including provisions for educating agency personnel and the community (1).(OAR 333-027-0080 — Advance Directives)
Applies to: personal care
Requires home health agencies to maintain written advance-directive policies and to give each adult patient written information on Oregon health-care-decision rights, agency implementation policies, a copy of the ORS chapter 127 advance directive form, and a contact person — no later than 15 days after care begins and before discharge. Requires prominent clinical-record documentation of directive/representative status. Framework topic: Patient Rights & Advance Directives.
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