As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Comprehensive Long Term Care Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Informed Consent. MCN’s policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Informed Consent:

	POLICY: It is the policy of this facility that the resident must be given the opportunity to give an informed consent prior to the administration of psychotherapeutic drugs, the use of physical restraints and the prolonged use of a device that may lead to the inability to regain the use of a normal bodily function, such as nasogastric and gastrostomy feeding tubes and foley catheters. Written verification of the informed consent must be on the resident's chart prior to initiation of any of the above stated procedures. PROCEDURE: Concept of Informed Consent: Must consist of: The nature of...
Second excerpt:
	...That the resident/family has had the opportunity to ask questions If any limitations in the confidentiality of resident information is discovered from or about the resident, the information will be documented in the progress notes. Obtaining Informed Consent: It is the attending physician's responsibility to obtain the informed consent. When the attending physician initiates order described above, the nursing staff shall notify the physician of the need for informed consent. An...