When admitting older adult patients, health care agencies receiving federal funds must provide 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 the use of restraints
ANS: A
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 requires that patients have the opportunity to prepare advance directives.
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