| Subject: | JCAHO Requirements for Soliciting Organ Donor Information |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Wed, 13 Dec 2006 - 12:00 am |
| The StayAlert Administrator has been asked to clarify JCAHO requirements about asking patients about their organ donation wishes.
There are no specific JCAHO standards that require hospitals to ask patients about their organ donation whishes. However, soliciting such information may be required by state law, hospital policy, or by the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) with which the organization has a contractual agreement. Hospitals should review all state laws and regulations as well as... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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