US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 4, § 180.7
MAO Rights
The MAO is not required to provide care that conflicts with an advance directive. The
MAO is not required to implement an advance directive if, as a matter of conscience, the
MAO cannot implement an advance directive and state law allows any health care
provider or any agent of the provider to conscientiously object.
History
(Rev. 121, Issued: 04-22-16, Effective: 04-22-16, Implementation: 04-22-16)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
cf443740b5b1eeb6912458646de00ccaf538b0b1810fc30a4dc54bc70c6e9a88
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