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Additional Resources on Advance Directives

Advance Care Planning and other information:

Additional Resources About Advance Care Planning – 2017

American Bar Association: Myths & Facts About Advance Directives

American Bar Association – Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else

CMS – AdvanceCarePlanning Fact Sheet 2024

Conversation Project -StarterKit – English

Conversation Project -StarterKit – Spanish

Decisions Concerning Your Medical Care – Massachusetts Informed Consent

End-of-Life Choices & Culture – California Health Care Foundation 2014

Federal ‘Patient Self Determination Act’ – Overview

HIPAA and Advance Directives

HIPAA_Privacy_Rule – Summary by Hospice & Palliative Care Association

MOLST-Form-and-Instructions – (NOT supported by statute in Massachusetts)

‘My dear friend…’ Brochure

Physicians’ responsibilities re Health Care Proxy

Tips for Clinicians

Tips for Handouts

Values History 2013

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Additional Resources on Advance Directives

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