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FMDA Journal Club | Best Practices for Applying the Baker Act in SNFs

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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.
  • Define the roles that we play in executing Baker Acts in our PALTC facilities.
  • Address the challenges that PALTC facilities and providers face with Baker Acting residents.
  • Review legal and regulatory updates and challenges surrounding Baker Acts.
  • 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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