Registro de tranquilidad: creación y funcionamiento

Explicación Simple

El registro de tranquilidad es un lugar donde las personas pueden dejar instrucciones sobre su atención médica. Esto ayuda a los médicos a saber qué hacer si no puedes hablar por ti mismo.

Es como dejar una nota en tu nevera que dice cómo te gustaría que se cocinara tu comida favorita, para que alguien más sepa qué hacer si no estás en casa.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que María, una residente de Míchigan, decide registrarse en el registro de tranquilidad. Ella deja instrucciones claras sobre su atención médica en caso de una emergencia. Si algún día sufre un accidente y no puede comunicarse, los médicos pueden revisar su registro y seguir sus deseos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 333.10301 - Peace of mind registry; creation, operation, and maintenance; report; rules; immunity from civil liability; legal weight and validity; definitions Sec. 10301. (1) The department may create, operate, and maintain the peace of mind registry, which shall contain the directives of voluntary registrants who are residents of this state. The peace of mind registry shall be created, operated, and maintained as provided in this act. (2) The department may by contract delegate the creation, operation, and maintenance of a peace of mind registry to a peace of mind registry organization contingent upon the peace of mind registry organization incurring all of the cost related to design, maintain, and operate the registry. (3) Both of the following conditions apply to a directive: (a) A directive may be submittable through the United States mail, or through uploaded portable document format (PDF) or another secure electronic format as determined by the department. (b) A directive shall contain a signature line for the registrant. (4) The peace of mind registry shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be accessible to registrants, health care providers, and the department by way of a designated user identification and password. (b) Store all an individual's directive. However, the most recently signed directive supersedes any earlier directive. (c) Provide electronic access to stored directives on a continuous basis at no cost to the health care providers and allow health care providers to transmit directives into their respective electronic medical records. (d) Provide electronic storage and access to directives submitted at no cost to the registrant. (e) Include a unique identifier-searchable database, including, but not limited to, the last 4 digits of an