Criteria for admission to prison hospice care
Criteria for admission to prison hospice care
The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola uses the following criteria to determine whether inmate patients should be admitted to its hospice program.
• Patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness or other condition with life expectancy measured in weeks or months.
• Prognosis is less than six months.
• No further solely curative treatment of the disease is feasible, or the patient refuses treatment.
• There is reasonable expectation that the patient’s medical, nursing, and social needs can be met adequately by the hospice program.
• There is adequate and appropriate hospice staff available to provide the services required.
• Patient has received a thorough explanation of the following:
— his diagnosis;
— his prognosis;
— the philosophy, goals, and services of the hospice program.
• Patient requests admission to the program.
• Patient is willing to sign a DNR as a condition of program participation.
• Patient has the ability to understand the information given and to provide informed consent.
• Certification of terminal illness has been signed by the attending physician.
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