Advance Directives

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
Medical document
gptkbp:activatedBy Patient is incapacitated
gptkbp:canBeOralOrWritten Yes
gptkbp:canBeRefusedBy Patient
gptkbp:canBeRevisedBy Patient
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:judge
gptkbp:developedBy 1970s
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:physician
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Advance Directives
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Do_Not_Resuscitate_order
gptkb:Durable_Power_of_Attorney_for_Healthcare
gptkb:Living_Will
gptkbp:legalStatus Legally binding in many jurisdictions
gptkbp:mayInclude Artificial nutrition and hydration preferences
Organ donation preferences
Pain management preferences
Resuscitation preferences
Ventilator use preferences
gptkbp:mustBeSigned Yes
gptkbp:mustBeWitnessed Yes (in many jurisdictions)
gptkbp:notified gptkb:Healthcare_proxy
gptkbp:purpose Guide healthcare decisions
Specify medical treatment preferences
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:State_law_(in_the_US)
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Medical_ethics
gptkb:Euthanasia
gptkb:Healthcare_proxy
Palliative care
Right to die
Surrogate decision maker
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:MOLST_(Medical_Orders_for_Life-Sustaining_Treatment)
gptkb:POLST_(Physician_Orders_for_Life-Sustaining_Treatment)
Informed consent
End-of-life care
Patient autonomy
gptkbp:repealedBy Yes
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Patient_Self-Determination_Act_(US)
gptkbp:storage gptkb:hospital
Patient
gptkbp:usedBy Healthcare providers
Patients
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:insurance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medical_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5