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Statement of Illinois Law on Advance Directives and DNR Orders

Statement of Illinois Law on Advance Directives <br> and DNR Orders "You have the right to make decisions about the health care you get now and in the future. An advance directive is a written statement you prepare about how you want your medical decisions to be made in the future, if you are no longer able to make them for yourself. A do not resuscitate order (DNR order) is a medical treatment order that says cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) will not be used if your heart and/or breathing stops.
 
Federal law requires that you be told of your right to make an advance directive when you are admitted to a health-care facility. Illinois law allows for the following three types of advance directives: (1) health care power of attorney; (2) living will; and (3) mental health treatment preference declaration. In addition, you can ask your physician ..."

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Maryland Advance Health Care Directives

Maryland Advance Health Care Directives "Everyone has the right to make personal decisions about health care. Doctors ask whether you will accept a treatment by discussing the risks and benefits and working with you to decide. But what if you can no longer make your own decisions? Anyone can wind up hurt or sick and unable to make decisions about medical treatments. An advance directive speaks for you if you are unable to and helps make sure your religious and personal beliefs will be respected. It is a useful legal document for an adult of any age to plan for future health care needs.
 
An advance directive allows you to decide who you want to make health care decisions for you if you are unable to do so yourself. You can also use it to say what kinds of treatments you do or do not want, especially the treatments often used in a medical emergency or near the end of a persons life. ..."

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Minnesota Law Regarding Advance Directives

Minnesota Law Regarding Advance Directives "The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) is a federal law passed by Congress in 1990 which requires providers to inform all adult patients about their rights to accept or refuse medical or surgical treatment and the right to execute an "advance directive." An "advance directive" is a written instruction such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care recognized under state law relating to the provision of health care when the individual is incapacitated.
 
Give written information to all adults receiving services of their rights under State law to make decisions concerning medical care, including the right to accept or refuse medical or surgical treatment and to formulate advance directives. In November, 1991, the Minnesota Department of Health (Department) provided a uniform description of Minnesota law on advance directives ..."

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