Federal Laws Regulation and Reference Links

Patient Self Determination Act, 42 USC §1395 cc (f) Included in PL 101-508, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. See §4206 Medicare Provider Agreements Assuring The Implementation Of A Patient's Right To Participate In And Direct Health Care Decisions Affecting The Patient

The requirement that a patient be informed concerning advance directives is codified at 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(f) (2010). To review this statute as codified in the 2010 version of the US Code (the version available at the time this web page was compiled), go to the URL at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title42/html/USCODE-2010-title42-chap7- subchapXVIII-partE-sec1395cc.htm To review the most current version of this section, go to http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE Select . If Title 42 is available for any year after 2010, insert that date instead of SELECTED YEAR (twice) in URL below and cut and paste new URL into the address line of your browser. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-SELECTED YEAR-title42/html/USCODE-SELECTED YEAR- title42-chap7-subchapXVIII-partE-sec1395cc.htm

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 42USC §§1320d-1329d-8

Public Law 104-191, Administrative Simplification provisions (patient privacy) sections 261 through 264, codified at 42USC §§1320d-1329d-8 To review this statute as codified in the 2010 version of the US Code (the version available at the time this web page was compiled), go to the URL below: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action? collectionCode=USCODE&searchPath=Title+42%2FChapter+7%2FSubchapter+Xi %2FPart+C&oldPath=Title+42%2FChapter+7%2FSubchapter+Xi %2FPart+B&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2010&ycord=2646

To review the most current version of the code, go to http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE

Select . If title 42 is available for any year after 2010, insert that date instead of SELECTED YEAR in URL below and cut and paste new URL into the address line of your browser. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action? collectionCode=USCODE&searchPath=Title+42%2FChapter+7%2FSubchapter+Xi %2FPart+C&oldPath=Title+42%2FChapter+7%2FSubchapter+Xi %2FPart+B&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=SELECTED YEAR&ycord=2646

Drivers Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et. seq. (PL103-322)

Requires states to protect confidentiality of drivers license information. To review this statute as codified in the 2011 version of the US Code (the version available at the time this web page was compiled), go to the URL below: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/html/USCODE-2011-title18-partI- chap123-sec2721.htm

To check for versions of 18 USC § 2721 et seq. after 2011, go to the URL below: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE

If title 18 is available for any year after 2011, insert that date instead of SELECTED YEAR (twice) in the URL below and cut and paste new URL into the address line of your browser. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-SELECTED YEAR-title18/pdf/USCODE-SELECTED YEAR- title18-partI-chap123-sec2721.pdf

Federal Law re Hospital protocols for organ procurement and standards for organ procurement agencies, 42 USC §1320b-8

To navigate to 42 USC§1320b-8, click on the URL below and scroll down to 42 USC §1320 b-8 and click on view. To keep the citation and these instructions visible, control click on "view" and open in a new window. http://143.231.180.80/browse/title42/chapter7/subchapter11/partA