Section 85075.3 - Advance Directives and Requests Regarding Resuscitative Measures(a) A client shall be permitted to have an Advance Health Care Directive in the client's file.(b) If a client experiences a medical emergency and has an advance directive and/or request regarding resuscitative measures on file, the facility staff shall do one of the following: (1) Immediately telephone 9-1-1, present the advance directive and/or request regarding resuscitative measures to the responding emergency medical personnel and identify the client as the person to whom the directive or request refers; or(2) Immediately give the advance directive and/or request regarding resuscitative measures to a physician, RN or LVN if he or she is in the client's presence at the time of the emergency and if he or she assumes responsibility; or(3) Specifically for a terminally ill client that is receiving hospice services who has completed an advance directive and/or request to forego resuscitative measures, and who is experiencing a life-threatening emergency and is displaying symptoms of impending death directly related to the expected course of the client's terminal illness, the facility may immediately notify the client's hospice agency in lieu of calling emergency response (9-1-1). For emergencies not directly related to the client's terminal illness, the facility staff shall immediately telephone emergency response (9-1-1).Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 85075.3
1. Renumbering of former section 85075.3 to section 85075.4 and new section 85075.3 filed 12-17-2003; operative 1-16-2004 (Register 2003, No. 51).
2. Amendment of section heading and subsections (b)-(b)(2), repealer of subsection (b)(3) and amendment of NOTE filed 11-10-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No. 46). Note: Authority cited: Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1501, 1507 and 1507.3, Health and Safety Code; and Section 4605, Probate Code.
1. Renumbering of former section 85075.3 to section 85075.4 and new section 85075.3 filed 12-17-2003; operative 1-16-2004 (Register 2003, No. 51).
2. Amendment of section heading and subsections (b)-(b)(2), repealer of subsection (b)(3) and amendment of Note filed 11-10-2014; operative 1/1/2015 (Register 2014, No. 46).