California End of Life Option Act

States the Agency's position on the California End of Life Option Act (medical aid in dying), which the governing body chooses and records on Form CA-HSP-PR-04-B; how staff and contractors are given notice of it when they join and every year; how staff respond to a patient who asks about the Act; and the protections that apply whichever position the Agency takes, including that hospice care continues.

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About this policy

Policy number: CA-HSP-PR-04
Version: 1.0
Main rule: Cal. Health & Safety Code §443.15
Library: California hospice · 60 policies
Category: Client rights
Sections: 18

In short

Know the Agency's position on the End of Life Option Act. It is on the notice you signed and on the Agency's website.
If a patient asks about medical aid in dying, listen, answer honestly and tell the patient's nurse the same day.
Giving information or a referral is allowed. Never pressure a patient either way.
Never help a patient swallow an aid-in-dying drug, and do not handle or store it.
Hospice care continues no matter what the patient decides.

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18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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Terms of Reference
1. Purpose
2. Scope
3. Definitions
4. Policy Statement (Health & Safety Code §443.15)
5. The Governing Body's Choice
6. Notice and Posting
7. When a Patient Asks About the Act
8. Individual Clinicians Who Do Not Participate
9. What Staff Do Under Each Position
10. Protections and Continuity of Care
11. Responsibilities
12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
13. Staff Training
14. References
15. Related Policies and Forms
16. Approval
17. Revision History

An inspector may ask

What is your agency's policy on the End of Life Option Act, and where is it posted?
How and when were your staff and contractors told about it?

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Rules it follows

Cal. Health & Safety Code §443.15Cal. Health & Safety Code §443 et seq.Cal. Health & Safety Code §443.1Cal. Health & Safety Code §443.1422 CCR §74880(d)(5)(B)(iv)

Forms included

CA-HSP-PR-04-A Notice of the Agency's End of Life Option Act Policy
CA-HSP-PR-04-B Staff and Contractor Notice of End of Life Option Act Policy

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