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Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADS): Research and Regulations Review

 A psychiatric advance directive (PAD) is a legal tool that allows a person with mental illness to state their preferences for treatment in advance of a crisis. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has made PAD compliance a “condition for participation” to receive reimbursement from these federal payers and recently implemented new key quality measures focused on PAD implementation on psychiatric units, and most states in the US have enacted laws regulating PAD utilization in clinical practice. The presentation will provide a review of historical precedents, peer-reviewed research, laws and regulations focusing on utilization of Psychiatric Advance Directives.  

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, participants will:

• Examine utility of psychiatric advance directives in clinical practice; 

• Understand the scope of preferences that patients can specify in psychiatric advance directives; 

• Recognize obligations of and immunities granted to the health care staff under NRS 449A.600 – 449A.645.

Presented by:

Dr. Leon Ravin, MD Statewide Psychiatric Medical Director Division of Public and Behavioral Health DHHS, State of Nevada

Continuing Education Units:

1 CEU

Certification Board Information

This training is approved for continuing education units by the boards listed here. Additional specifications can be found below.

NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals)

This course has been approved by CASAT, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for the below # of CEUs. NAADAC Provider #98165. CASAT is responsible for all aspects of its programming.

CEUs: 1

Skills Groups

This course applies to the following Client Skill Groups as defined by NAADAC:

• Clinical Intake and Screening

• Clinical Assessment

• Treatment Plan

• Counseling Services

• Documentation

• Case Management

• Discharge and Continuing Care

• Legal, Ethical, and Professional Development

• Pharmacology and Physiology

NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)

CASAT has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6492. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CASAT is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. (Continuing education hours and CEU's are synonymous for purposes of issuing CEU's from CASAT Learning)

Qualifies for NBCC Credit: No

NCB (Nevada Certification Board)

This course is NOT approved by the Nevada Certification Board

Presentation materials are not for reproduction or distribution without specific written authorization. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of CASAT.

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