Control Over Health Care Decisions
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Advance Care Planning FAQ's
Why should you read this NOW? By reading this website (instead of People magazine) you have made an important decision. You are finally ready to think about some hard choices. Why have you decided that today is the day to think about what’s going to happen just before the end of your life? Because if you’re reading this you can still think and you know that life is short. Content Detail
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- Oklahoma Palliative Care Resource Center
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Advance Directive Act, Form and Procedures
Link to the Oklahoma Statute enacting the Oklahoma Advance Directive Act, which includes the Advance Directive Form and Procedures. Amended effective May 17, 2006. Content Detail
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- Oklahoma State Court Network
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Advance Directive Booklet PDF
Advance Directive Booklet prepared by St. John Health Systems, Tulsa is designed to help you better understand your options when making end of life decisions. Content Detail
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- St. John Health Systems
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Advance Directive for Health Care (Living Will)
The Oklahoma Bar Association publishes the Oklahoma Advance Directive for Health Care FAQ's. Content Detail
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- Oklahoma Bar Association
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- Spanish / Español
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Advance Directive for Health Care form-Oklahoma PDF
Advance Directive for Health Care form as revised by the 2006 Legislature. Read More
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- OU Health Sciences Palliative Care
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- Spanish / Español
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Advance Health Care Directives
This link to the American Bar Association's web site gives information, articles and links to a consumer's tool kit with resources to help you with health care and end-of-life advance planning. Content Detail
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- American Bar Association
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Caregivers Resource List
In fiscal year 2007, OKDHS, Adult Protective Services program investigated more than 17,550 referrals of alleged abuse or neglect. This web site was created to provide resources to help make things easier for both those giving care and those receiving it. Content Detail
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- Oklahoma Department of Human Services Adult Protective Services
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Childcare for Children with Disabilities, including HIV
A fact sheet from the U.S. Deparment of Health and Human Services about discrimination against children with disabilities, including HIV. Content Detail
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- U.S. Dept. of Justice
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Consumer's Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
Good advance planning for health care decisions is a continuing conversation about values, priorities, the meaning of one's life, and quality of life. This tool kit contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions, and resources. There are 10 tools in all, each clearly labeled and user-friendly. The tool kit does not create a formal advance directive for you but helps you do the much harder job of discovering, clarifying, and communicating what is important to you in the face of serious illness. Content Detail
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- American Bar Association
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General Durable Power of Attorney with Health Care Provisions PDF
St. John Health Systems provides a sample copy of a General Durable Power of Attorney form which includes health care provisions language. Content Detail
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- St. John Health Systems
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Powers of Attorney
Information about Powers of Attorney, different types, when to use them, and common questions and answers. Read More
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- Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
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- Spanish / Español
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Guardianship In Oklahoma
An overview of Guardianship in Oklahoma for adults and children. Read More
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- Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
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Guardianship of an Adult
Discusses guardianship of an incapacitated adult in Oklahoma. Read More
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- Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
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How To File a Health Information Privacy Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights
Information on fililing a complaint if you believe that a person, agency or organization covered under the HIPAA Privacy Rule violated health information privacy rights or committed another violation of the Privacy Rule. Content Detail
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- U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
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Law and Aging Resources Guide for Older Americans in Oklahoma
The Law and Aging Guide is a listing of the state-wide resources available to help older persons with law-related issues. Read More
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- ABA Commission on Law and Aging
