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Which one of the following federal laws encourages a person to decide now about the extent of medical care they wish to receive if they become unable to make those decisions due to illness?
a.) the federal patient set determination act
b.) the patient protection and affordable health care act
c.) the health insurance portability and accountability act
d.) the nursing home reform act
Correct Answer is option A - federal patient set (self) determination act .
Because this act encourages everyone to decide ahead of time about the types and extent of medical care they want to accept or refuse if they may become unable in future to decide for themselves due to illness .
Other options are incorrect as
Patient protection and affordable health care act provides right to person to provide several rights and protection that make health coverage more fair and easy.
Health insurance portability and accountability act that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without patient's knowledge
The nursing home reforms act sets quality standards for nursing care homes , goal of act is to ensure seniors in nursing home receive high quality care.
Thus according to question statement . Correct option is A.
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