Advance directives TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH CARE The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 requires that we give all competent adult patients who are admitted information about your rights to: 1. Make decisions about your medical care. 2. Accept or refuse medical or surgical treatment. 3. Provide written instructions about the type of care you want or identify who may make decisions in the event that you become unable to tell us yourself. These instructions are called advance directives. Sometimes they are also called Living Wills or Durable Medical Powers of Attorney. YOU CAN GET A BLANK COPY OF AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE BOOKLET PHONE
• Community Health & Wellness 207-301-3950. • MaineHealth Learning Resource Center at 866-609-5183. EMAIL
healthquestions@mainehealth.org ONLINE
mainehealth.org/advancedirective
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