US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. mc86c17f, § 130.6
Community Education Requirements
(Rev. 77, Issued: 10-28-05, Effective Date: 10-28-05)
The Medicare cost plan must provide for community education regarding advance
directives either directly or in concert with other providers or entities. Separate
community education materials may be developed and used, at the discretion of the
Medicare cost plan, for separate parts of the community. Although the same written
materials are not required for all settings, the material should define what constitutes an
advance directive, emphasizing that an advance directive is designed to enhance an
incapacitated individual’s control over medical treatment, and describe applicable state
law concerning advance directives. A Medicare cost plan must be able to document its
community education efforts.
History
(Rev. 77, Issued: 10-28-05, Effective Date: 10-28-05)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
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