Under the Patient Self-Determination Act, health care providers must:

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A federal statute, the Patient Self-Determination Act, requires health care providers to take active steps to educate people about the opportunity to make advance decisions about medical care and the prolonging of life and to record the choices that they make. The provider is required to ensure compliance with the requirements of state law, concerning advance directives and to educate its staff and the community on issues concerning advance directives.

Under the Patient Self-Determination Act, Health Care Providers Must