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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 4, § 180.8
Anti-discrimination Rights
An MAO may not condition the provision of care or otherwise discriminate against an
individual based on whether or not the individual has executed an advance directive.
Furthermore, the MAO must inform individuals that complaints concerning
noncompliance with the advance directive requirements may be filed with the State
Survey and Certification Agency.
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
f30adf7aedc991d009a8e164e0c3dc8d90dcc546b170b640144059e189440608
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