Under PSDA, which settings are required to provide information about advance directives?

Under PSDA, which settings are required to provide information about advance directives?

• A. Hospitals, clinics, and urgent care centers
• B. Hospitals and clinics only
• C. Hospices, home health, and HMOs
• D. Hospitals, nursing facilities, hospices, home health, and HMOs

Answer: (D)

Under the Patient Self-Determination Act, facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funds must provide information about advance directives to patients. The settings covered include hospitals, nursing facilities, hospices, home health agencies, and HMOs. This ensures patients are informed about advance directives at key points of care within these funded systems. Urgent care centers or standard clinics aren’t singled out by PSDA for mandatory disclosure in the same way, unless they are part of a Medicare/Medicaid-funded facility or network.

Under the Patient Self-Determination Act, facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funds must provide information about advance directives to patients. The settings covered include hospitals, nursing facilities, hospices, home health agencies, and HMOs. This ensures patients are informed about advance directives at key points of care within these funded systems. Urgent care centers or standard clinics aren’t singled out by PSDA for mandatory disclosure in the same way, unless they are part of a Medicare/Medicaid-funded facility or network.