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If your complaint is not resolved by your hospice team, or if you feel uncomfortable discussing it with them, you should contact the administrator of your hospice. New York, N.Y: Bantam Books. Center to Advance Palliative Care:prepared byThe Joint Commission (TJC)Certification Process, DPH Forms - Death Pronouncement http://www.healthcareproxy.org/, Massachusetts MOLST Massachusetts Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment. Resident assessed, BP/P/R absent, Pupils fixed. Online Resources and Recommended Readings. Wogrin, C. (2001).Matters of life and death: Finding the words to say goodbye. Some page levels are currently hidden. Thorofare, N.J: Slack. Overview "Legal forms" are forms that are not filed in court, such as forms for taxes, contracts, wills, and the like.
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