Health & Rights | WearableDocs https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights News, decisions, rights, and policy that affect your healthcare. en-us Most adults still don't have a directive, and an old one in a drawer doesn't count https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/most-adults-dont-have-directive-outdated-drawer https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/most-adults-dont-have-directive-outdated-drawer About one in three U.S. adults has an advance directive. Bay Pines VA shows even signed papers go stale. Why findability matters when you can't speak. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Medical Decisions What Utah EMS Crews Look For When You Cannot Speak https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/utah-ems-what-crews-look-for-findable-orders https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/utah-ems-what-crews-look-for-findable-orders Utah's statute and the 2025 state EMS protocol guidelines both recognize written care orders. Neither one finds the order for the crew. What Utah's rules say, and why a signed order still has to be reachable on scene. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Medical Decisions Signed isn't enough. Findable is. California's SB 1088 and portable care orders https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/sb-1088-signed-isnt-enough-findable-is https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/sb-1088-signed-isnt-enough-findable-is California chaptered SB 1088 in late September 2026, clarifying electronic POLST signatures and the path to findable care orders. What is verified, why it matters, and what families can do before January 1, 2027. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Law & Policy When Death Is Declared by Circulatory Criteria https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/when-death-is-declared-by-circulatory-criteria https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/when-death-is-declared-by-circulatory-criteria Donation after circulatory death and normothermic regional perfusion change how fast the system moves, and why a signed refusal at the bedside matters. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Medical Decisions When the Hospital Declares Brain Death https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/when-the-hospital-declares-brain-death https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/when-the-hospital-declares-brain-death Brain death is a legal and clinical pathway that can end further life-saving care, and open organ procurement, while machines still keep the body warm. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Medical Decisions What the Network for Hope Review Found https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/what-the-network-for-hope-review-found https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/what-the-network-for-hope-review-found HHS reviewed one organ procurement organization and found cases where procurement may have begun before the patient had died. Why a refusal has to be findable. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Law & Policy Can a Hospital Refuse to Honor Your Treatment Refusal? https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/can-a-hospital-refuse-to-honor-your-treatment-refusal https://wearabledocs.com/health-rights/can-a-hospital-refuse-to-honor-your-treatment-refusal You signed the refusal. The question is whether anyone treating you will actually see it in time. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Your Rights