Health Care Directives 624-10-105

(Revised 10/15/2013 ML #3389)

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) was signed by the President on March 23, 2010. The law amended three sections of Titles IV-B and IV-E to ensure that youth receiving independent living services, education and training vouchers and those aging out of foster care have been provided information about the importance of a health care directive. Beginning October 1, 2010, North Dakota is required to provide education to foster care youth about the importance of designating another individual to make health care treatment decisions on their behalf if he/she becomes unable to make such decisions and if he/she does not have or does not want, a relative who would otherwise be authorized under State law to make such decisions.

 

Effective October 1, 2010 foster care case managers must include the health care directive education as part of the youth’s transition plan. Chafee Independent Living Coordinators assisting with independent living and the ETV application must ensure that youth receive education on the health care directive as well.

 

Health Care Directive

Educational tools provided by the Department to meet requirements:

• Health Care Directive Brochure
• Health Care Directive Form can be downloaded from www.nd.gov/dhs/info/docs/hcdirective.pdf   
• Foster Care Discharge Checklist – Add “Health Care Directive” as a discussion item under health topics.