Conditions of participation for home health agencies; home health quality

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Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XVIII—HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED > Part E—Miscellaneous Provisions

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The right to be fully informed in advance about the care and treatment to be provided by the agency, to be fully informed in advance of any changes in the care or treatment to be provided by the agency that may affect the individual’s well-being, and (except with respect to an individual adjudged incompetent) to participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care or treatment.

( Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531 , title XVIII, § 1891, as added and amended Pub. L. 100–203, title IV , §§ 4021(b), 4022(a), 4023(a), Dec. 22, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1330–67 , 1330–69, 1330–71; Pub. L. 100–360, title IV, § 411(d)(1)(A) , (2)–(3)(B), July 1, 1988 , 102 Stat. 773 , 774; Pub. L. 100–485, title VI, § 608(d)(20)(A) , Oct. 13, 1988 , 102 Stat. 2419 ; Pub. L. 101–508, title IV , §§ 4206(d)(2), 4207(i)(1), formerly 4027(i)(1), Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1388–116 , 1388–123, renumbered Pub. L. 103–432, title I, § 160(d)(4) , Oct. 31, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4444 ; Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101(d) [title V, § 516(a)] , Apr. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1321–211 , 1321–246; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a) , May 2, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1327 ; Pub. L. 105–33, title IV, § 4604(a) , Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 472 ; Pub. L. 108–173, title VII, § 736(c)(3) , Dec. 8, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2356 .)

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