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Learning Objectives
Discuss relevant background cases and Laws and Acts enacted to provide a framework for healthcare decision making options in PA
Identify person or persons who can make healthcare decisions for an individual when that individual is unable to make them himself
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of healthcare decision making forms in PA
Identify Healthcare Power of Attorney components to consider
Discuss general requirements and recommendations for all Advance Medical Directives
Recognize quality of life issues
Identify practical considerations concerning Pennsylvania Advance Directives for healthcare
Discuss Pennsylvania Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
Identify different types of guardianship options if all other options for healthcare decision making have failed
Recognize options for healthcare decision making in a Mental Health Environment