Publications
Advance Directives and Substitute Decision-Making in Personal Health Care, Final Report 64
Present law relating to substitute healthcare decision-making is deficient, as it requires that consent be obtained but does not provided a practical mechanism for doing so. The law also fails to provide individuals with a mechanism for planning for their own incapacity with respect to healthcare decisions. This report contains 28 recommendations and contains draft legislation entitled Health Care Instructions Act which would create the advance directive, create the healthcare agent or proxy, and integrate the scheme […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | patient, adult, healthcare, treatment, consent, decision, health care, personal |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr064.pdf |
March 28, 1993
Advance Directives and Substitute Decision-Making in Personal Health Care, Report for Discussion 11
Present law relating to substitute healthcare decision-making is deficient, as it requires that consent be obtained but does not provided a practical mechanism for doing so. The law also fails to provide individuals with a mechanism for planning for their own incapacity with respect to healthcare decisions. This report contains 28 recommendations and contains draft legislation entitled Health Care Instructions Act which would create the advance directive, create the healthcare agent or proxy, and integrate the scheme […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | patient, adult, healthcare, treatment, consent, decision, health care, personal |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | rfd11.pdf |
November 2, 1991