Informed Consent, Admission Agreement and Experimental Drugs
Sets how the Agency obtains the patient’s expressed request and informed consent before admission (s. 400.6095(2), F.S.), who may consent for a patient who lacks capacity under Chapter 765, F.S., what the admission agreement explains about services, coverage, cost-sharing and charges, how refusals and withdrawals of consent are handled, and the written consent and safeguards required before any experimental drug is given (Rule 59A-38.004(3)(a)5.d., F.A.C.).
About this policy
- Policy number
- FL-HSP-PR-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- s. 400.6095(2), F.S.
- Library
- Florida hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Client rights
- Sections
- 18
In short
- No admission without the patient’s request and informed consent, or consent from the person Florida law allows.
- If the patient cannot decide, use the guardian or surrogate first, then a proxy in the Florida order (spouse, adult children, parent, siblings, relative, close friend).
- Explain services, coverage, coinsurance and the right to refuse before Form FL-HSP-PR-02-A is signed.
- A refusal is not a revocation. Record it, tell the coordinating nurse, and never pressure anyone to revoke.
- No experimental drug without the medical director’s approval and a signed Form FL-HSP-PR-02-B.
What's inside
18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (s. 400.6095(2), F.S.; Rule 59A-38.004(3)(a)5.d., F.A.C.)
- 5. Who May Consent
- 6. Obtaining Informed Consent to Admission
- 7. What the Admission Agreement Explains
- 8. Refusal of Care and Withdrawal of Consent
- 9. Experimental Drugs and Research
- 10. Consent in Other Situations
- 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
- Show me this patient’s signed admission consent. Who signed it, and what was their authority?
- How do staff decide who may consent when a patient cannot make decisions?
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