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September 30, 2022

Join panelists Eduardo Diaz, MD; Amina Dubuisson, DNP, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC; Karen Goldsmith, Esq.; Gregory A. Sullivan, MD; and your host, Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD; for this special episode of FMDA’s Journal Club, Best Practices for Applying the Baker Act in SNFs.

Our learning objectives for this session were:

  1. Describe the nuances and complexities around Baker Acts in PALTC facilities.
  2. Define the roles that we play in executing Baker Acts in our PALTC facilities.
  3. Address the challenges that PALTC facilities and providers face with Baker Acting residents.
  4. Review legal and regulatory updates and challenges surrounding Baker Acts.
  5. Discuss the appropriate assessment and evaluation that should be conducted prior to initiating a Baker Act.

Recorded: September 21, 2022

Panelists: Eduardo Diaz, MD; Amina Dubuisson, DNP, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC; Karen Goldsmith, Esq.; Gregory A. Sullivan, MD

Hosted by: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD

 

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