The Patient Self-Determination Act gives the patient the right to make their own decisions about their health care. The medical facilities are required to provide the patient with informed consent information about these rights and the state laws on legal choices before they can be seen by the physician. Some examples of these types of advance directives are DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Order, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Health Care Proxy, Living Will, and Organ or Tissue Donation.
Facilities use three different themes to help implement the PSDA. The first one is assignment of duties which means someone is assigned to make sure it is carried out. This