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The Advance Directive Registry Or Lockbox: A Model Proposal And Call To Legislative Action, Joseph Karl Grant
The Advance Directive Registry Or Lockbox: A Model Proposal And Call To Legislative Action, Joseph Karl Grant
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In times of need, what portal or place could we go to easily to retrieve a person's advance directives when we have need to employ and use them? A handful of states have come up with a solution. Nevada, Washington, and Vermont now have legislation in place that allow citizens of those states to electronically store their advance directives on the internet -in an electronic lockbox or portal of sorts. These states have addressed a critical need of their citizens: the need to have their advance directives accessible and readily available to health care providers so that their intent and …