Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units
Article 11 - Home Health Agencies
7 AAC 12.537 - Advance directives
Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 12.537
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Before initiating care or services, a home health agency must provide each patient, 18 years of age or older, or their legal representatives, with forms and information on
(1) the right of the individual to make
health care decisions, including the right to
(A) accept or refuse medical or surgical
treatment; and
(B) execute an
advance directive and power of attorney for health care;
(2) the policies of the home health agency
with respect to the implementation of the rights of the individual to make
health care decisions;
(3) living
wills and do-not-resuscitate orders;
(4) persons who can provide additional
information concerning advance directives and powers of attorney for health
care.
(b) A home health agency may not condition the provision of care or otherwise discriminate against a patient based on whether the patient has executed an advance directive. If the agency cannot comply with a patient's advance directive as a matter of conscience, the agency must assist the patient in transferring to an agency that will comply.
Authority:AS 18.05.040
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