Palliative Care

• Palliative Care Information Act (PDF, 19KB, 3pg.)
• Palliative Care Information Act - Summary of the Law
• Palliative Care Information Act – Guidance for Practitioners
• Palliative Care Information Act - Dear Administrator Letters (DALs)
  • Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (PDF, 45KB, 2pg.)
  • Hospitals (PDF, 44KB, 2pg.)
  • Nursing Homes (PDF, 45KB, 2pg.)
  • Nursing Practitioners (PDF, 45KB, 2pg.)
  • Physicians (PDF, 45KB, 2pg.)
• Palliative Care Access Act (PHL Section 2997-d): Palliative Care Requirements for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Care and Assisted Living Residences (Enhanced and Special Needs)
  • PHL Section 2997-d
• Palliative Care Access Act - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Questions and Answers for Providers
  • Questions and Answers for Patients, Families, and Surrogates
• Palliative Care Access Act - Dear CEO/Administrator Letter
• Advance Directives
• Hospice
• Hospitals
• MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)

Presentations

• April 13, 2011 - Palliative Care Policy Initiatives GNYHA & HANYS (PDF, 49KB, 18pg.)