Health care agencies receiving federal funds must provide patients written information about:
a. advance health care directives.
b. the financial status of the institution.
c. how to sign out against medical advice.
d. the institution's policy on resuscitation of individuals.
A
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 requires that patients receive clear information and have the opportunity to prepare advance directives.
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