Pre-orders are now being accepted for the 2012 edition. Manuals will ship May 2012. Consent Law seminar attendees will receive one free copy of the manual.

Overview

From basic principles to specific procedures, the Consent Manual is your one-stop resource for all legal requirements related to patient consent for medical treatment, release of medical information, reporting requirements and more. Learn exactly what the law requires and what you need to do to comply.

The manual starts with basic principles of consent and moves to specific situations and patient types including minors, mental health treatment, advance health care directives, and more. Broader consent issues such as release of information, mandatory reporting requirements and refusal of treatment are also addressed.

The 2012 edition was updated to reflect all changes in state and federal consent law through January 2012. A memo of notable changes is included with the manual detailing important revisions such as:

• Amendment to patients’ rights laws and updated Patient Rights poster
• New legal authority for minors over 12 to consent to preventive care for a communicable reportable disease
• Clarification regarding which outpatients need to be informed about advance directives
• Revised requirements for obtaining informed consent to telehealth services
• Change to child safety seat information requirement for children under 8 years
• New requirement for EHR systems to automatically record changes to electronically stored medical information
• Determination of diseases that require emergency response employees to be notified in the event of exposure
• Revisions to the model Conditions of Admission form and other CHA forms 

(39th edition, 2012)

Content

This nearly 1,000-page manual contains 24 chapters, several quick reference guides, and more than 100 forms (many in Spanish). All forms and appendixes are now available electronically (PDF) on a free CD included with the 2012 Consent Manual.

Chapters:

• Patients’ Rights and the Basic Principles of Consent 
• Who May Give Consent
• Advance Health Care Directives 
• Procedures that Require Special Consent
• Refusal of Treatment and End-of-Life Issues
• Medical Procedures and Interrogations Requested by Law Enforcement
• Research on Human Subjects
• Conditions of Admission, Arbitration and Liens
• Patient Transfer, Discharge or Temporary Absence
• Maternity/Newborn Issues
• Deaths, Autopsies and Anatomical Gifts 
• Voluntary Admission and Involuntary Detainment for Mental Health Treatment
• Rights of Mental Health Patients
• The Medical Record
• Privacy Rights and Notice of Privacy Practices
• Use and Disclosure of PHI: Patients Covered by CMIA
• Use and Disclosure of PHI: Patients Covered by LPS
• Use & Disclosure of PHI: Substance Abuse
• Assault and Abuse Reporting Requirements
• Other Statutory Reporting Requirements
• Incident and Quality Assurance Reports
• Hospital Liability for Patients’ Belongings
• HIV and Other Bloodborne Pathogens
• Other Issues

Also Includes:

• Introduction
• Where to Find Laws Referenced in the Manual
• Numerical Listing of Tables, Forms and Appendixes
• Signage Requirements
• Patient Handouts or Other Informational Requirements
• Reporting Requirements
• Special Consent Requirements
• Index

Reviews

“Can I just say I couldn't function without it?!”
— Marilyn Moffitt, Legal Counsel, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

“A quick, trustworthy source to check issues when the answer is needed ASAP.”
— Phyllis Winston, Risk Management Attorney, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

“The Consent Manual is the best publication for quick answers to medical legal issues.”
— Laura Sarff, Chief Quality Officer, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center

“Even the most complex subjects are presented in an easy to understand way.”
— Jean Higgins, Quality/Risk Manager, Feather River Hospital

“The Consent Manual is valuable as a one stop reference to frequent questions on hospital law and regulations.”
— Renee Bernard, Risk Management, Director, Stanford Hospital

“I have yet to have a question that the Consent Manual content could not address.”
— Marianne Padden, Risk Management, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center

“The integrity of the data and the variety of topics are very valuable. As with many of my colleagues, I refer to the Consent Manual as my 'Hospital Bible.'”
— Cheryl Busch, Compliance/Privacy Officer, Eisenhower Medical Center