Exam 18: Legal Considerations

Advance medical directives may not be honored by health professionals if:

This organization distributes a format for creating a living will called the 'Five Wishes':

Under the law, an adult or emancipated minor is deemed to have capacity until:

Which of the following is true about durable power of attorney?

Advance directives include all of the following EXCEPT:

A patient's advance wish not to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest would appear on:

In the absence of advance directives such as a financial power of attorney and a health care directive, the courts will appoint one of these to act on a person's behalf and make medical decisions in the event of an emergency:

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires health care facilities to inform patients about their right to:

These take effect after a person's death:

What was the first mechanism that allowed people to make choices about their health care in advance of an illness?

When appointing financial power of attorney, a person specifies who will manage his or her:

One option for paying for long-term care is to purchase insurance. How the insurance companies are regulated and what products they are able to sell depends on the:

This document names someone to act on an individual's behalf if she or he cannot speak for herself or himself, including preferences about selection of medical provider, organ donation, end-of-life decisions, and burial: