Consent Manual

Learn exactly what the law requires and what you need to do to comply. This 900-page manual contains 24 chapters and more than 100 forms, many translated into Spanish.

From basic principles to specific procedures, the Consent Manual is your one-stop resource for all legal requirements related to patient consent.

The Consent Manual is the most comprehensive and acclaimed resource available regarding legal requirements for patient consent for medical treatment and related health care law. Key updates to this year’s edition include changes to state law on anatomical gifts and donations; sample policy regarding health care decisions for unrepresented patients; changes to the "Conditions of Admissions" form; new "Adverse Event Report" form; lengthening of the 8-hour hold for a mental health patient to a 24-hour hold; expansion of the law regarding notification of patients of a breach of security for unencrypted computerized information, reversal of the Office of Civil Rights position regarding "satisfactory assurances" requirements under HIPAA; addition of several diseases to the list of reportable diseases and conditions; updates regarding umbilical cord blood research, HIV testing consent requirements, "off-label" drug use and much more.

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CHA*, 900 pages (35th edition, 2008)

*California Hospital Association (CHA) books only - if CHIA member is an employee of a facility that can be a member of CHIA, but is not, CHA books must be sold at the NonMember price.