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I don't know the regional legislate but in principle if a person has an AD countersigned by a legally qualified person then the facility would be very negligent to not take an interest and follow the AD.
It would also depend on the nature of the service - as a consenting service, if they want to state they don't honour ADs then there should be an option for those who have ADs to be treated elsewhere.
TNRad RN
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I work in an outpatient facility & they have stated that they "do not honor any advance directives". They have created this policy in order to avoid having to ask all patients about advance directives. Is this legal? I'm having a hard time getting solid information about what is the correct way to deal with this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.