Is this a SNF-specific thing, like the "no restraints" rule? I work in acute care, on the psych C&L service at a large academic medical center, and a pretty good chunk of what we do all day is evals on individuals to determine whether or not they have capacity to refuse tx. I've never heard anyone suggest that there could be such a thing as a person having the legal right to consent or withhold consent for treatment, or anything else, despite being, let's say, for the sake of discussion, profoundly demented.
I would be v. surprised if this is, in fact, "the law" in whatever state the OP is in. And if it simply company policy, I also would question whether the legal counsel has been sufficiently involved. This is going to come back to bite the facility at some point ...
Jan 9 by elkparkIs this a SNF-specific thing, like the "no restraints" rule? I work in acute care, on the psych C&L service at a large academic medical center, and a pretty good chunk of what we do all day is evals on individuals to determine whether or not they have capacity to refuse tx. I've never heard anyone suggest that there could be such a thing as a person having the legal right to consent or withhold consent for treatment, or anything else, despite being, let's say, for the sake of discussion, profoundly demented.