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MeSH Heading: Patient Self-Determination Act
Tree Number(s): N03.706.615.808
Unique ID: D019726
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019726
Annotation: add UNITED STATES; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Scope Note: The purpose of this 1990 federal act is to assure that individuals receiving health care services will be given an opportunity to participate in and direct health care decisions affecting themselves. Under this act, hospitals, health care agencies, and health maintenance organizations are responsible for developing patient information for distribution. The information must include patients' rights, advance directives, living wills, ethics committees' consultation and education functions, limited medical treatment (support/comfort care only), mental health treatment, resuscitation, restraints, surrogate decision making and transfer of care. (from JCAHO, Lexicon, 1994)
Entry Term(s): PL 101-508; PL101-508; PSDA; Public Law 101-508; United States Patient Self-Determination Act
See Also: Advance Directives
Public MeSH Note: 1999
History Note: 1999
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/05/22

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0029287
Scope Note: The purpose of this 1990 federal act is to assure that individuals receiving health care services will be given an opportunity to participate in and direct health care decisions affecting themselves. Under this act, hospitals, health care agencies, and health maintenance organizations are responsible for developing patient information for distribution. The information must include patients' rights, advance directives, living wills, ethics committees' consultation and education functions, limited medical treatment (support/comfort care only), mental health treatment, resuscitation, restraints, surrogate decision making and transfer of care. (from JCAHO, Lexicon, 1994)
Terms: Patient Self-Determination Act Preferred Term
Term UI T058680
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); PL 101-508
Term UI T058678
Date04/06/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); PL101-508
Term UI T058679
Date03/20/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); PSDA
Term UI T058681
Date11/20/1996
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Public Law 101-508
Term UI T058677
Date04/06/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); United States Patient Self-Determination Act
Term UI T430232
Date12/05/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

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