How does the Registry help health care providers comply with federal regulations regarding advance directives?
Health care providers (hospitals, doctors, skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, home health agencies, providers of home health care, and hospices) are required by federal law to inquire as to whether any patient has an advance directive and, if so, to obtain a copy of the document and place it in the medical record. Providers are also required to supply information to patients and to the community about advance directives. The law specifically allows health care providers to use outside agents to help comply with these regulations. Health care providers have had a difficult time managing advance directives at their institutions. Filing, storing, retrieving, updating and trying to determine if an old document is still valid, are among the problems confronting providers. U.S. Living Will Registry solves all of these problems. The Registry provides a way for providers to obtain up to date advance directives 24 hours a day through its automated service. In addition, the Registry
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