Now Available 2014 Consent Manual The industry resource for consent and related health care law This easy-to-use manual doesn’t just repeat the law, it explains it. The Consent Manual is the most comprehensive and acclaimed resource available to hospitals regarding patient consent for medical treatment. The manual starts with basic principles of consent and moves to specific situations and patient types including minors, mental health treatment, advance health care directives and more. Broader consent issues such as release of information, mandatory reporting requirements and refusal of treatment are also addressed. This nearly 1,000-page manual contains 24 chapters, several quick reference guides, and more than 100 forms (many in Spanish). All forms and appendixes are available electronically (PDF) on a free CD. This year’s edition was updated to reflect changes through January 2014 including: Order Today! Online: www.calhospital.org/consent Mail or Fax: Complete the order form on reverse. • Amendments to California law clarifying the required means of communication and content that a patient must receive to consent to HIV testing, and new requirements regarding information to be given to patients when they are told their HIV test results, whether positive or negative, • New reporting requirements to multiple agencies for more serious types of abuse occurring in a state mental hospital or developmental center when abuse is discovered in a general acute care hospital, • Reduced timeframe to submit electronic medical records and details on the associated penalties for failure to comply with Medical Board of California requests, and • Expanded requirements for the submission of a culture or specimen, along with specified information, to the public health officer. “Even the most complex subjects are presented in an easy-tounderstand way.” — Jean Higgins, Quality/Risk Manager, Adventist Health/Feather River Hospital “The Consent Manual is the best publication for quick answers to medical legal issues.” — Laura Sarff, Chief Quality Officer, Olive View – UCLA Medical Center Written by: Lois J. Richardson, Esq., California Hospital Association (41st Edition, April 2014, 920 pages) Order Form Member Price Non-Member Price Quantity Total Manuals California Hospital Compliance Manual.............................................................$245......................... $545 California Hospital Survey Manual and Webinar CD..........................................$185......................... $275 California Health Information Privacy Manual.....................................................$225......................... $525 Consent Manual...............................................................................................$225......................... $525 EMTALA—A Guide to Patient Anti-Dumping Laws............................................$145......................... $295 Guide to Release of Patient Information to the Media (booklet)...................5 for $10................... 5 for $10 Hospital Charity Care & Discount Policies...........................................................$95......................... $195 Mental Health Law............................................................................................$145......................... $295 Minors & Health Care Law..................................................................................$85......................... $170 Model Medical Staff Bylaws & Rules (CD only)..................................................$165......................... $295 Principles of Consent and Advance Directives....................................................$85......................... $170 Records and Data Retention Schedule (Manual only)..........................................$85......................... $170 Records and Data Retention Schedule (CD only)................................................$85......................... $170 Records and Data Retention Schedule (Manual and CD)..................................$150......................... $325 Toolkit to Reduce Ambulance Patient Offload Delays in the ED...........................$30........................... $40 Webinar Program Recordings Program Name: $185.......................... $275 Other Publications Publication Name: $ ......................... $111 Shipping Information (required): Subtotal: Name: Quantity discount: Title: On orders of 4 or more manuals, deduct 10% On orders of 10 or more manuals, deduct 20% Organization: Subtotal: Shipping Address: City: Tax: State:Zip: Shipping: $8.50 for first manual Telephone: E-mail: To charge your purchase: VISA MC California residents add 8.5% tax AMEX $2.75 for each additional manual (maximum $50) TOTAL: Card Number: Expiration Date: Security Code: Billing Address: City: Authorizing Signature: State:Zip: Three Ways to Order Online: www.calhospital.org/publications Mail: CHA Publications Sales 1215 K Street, Suite 800 / Sacramento, CA 95814 Make check payable to CAHHS/CHA Fax: Complete this order form and fax with credit card information to (916) 552-7606 CHA member hospitals, associate members and government agencies are eligible to purchase manuals at the member rate. 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