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CEO MESSAGE:New Surrogate Decision Maker Law – How’s It Working for You?
(5/2/2023) 
How is AB 2388 It Working for You?
CEO MESSAGE:New Surrogate Decision Maker Law – How’s It Working for You?


CEO MESSAGE: 3-by-3 for Effective Advance Care Planning/Directives
(3/31/2023) 
3-by-3 for Getting Your Care Your Way: Three Realities and Three Steps for Effective Advance Care Planning
CEO MESSAGE: 3-by-3 for Effective Advance Care Planning/Directives


CEO MESSAGE: A Lesson for Us All
(3/1/2023) 
When is the “just right” moment during a life-limiting illness to consider hospice care? Former President Jimmy Carter may offer some clues.
CEO MESSAGE: A Lesson for Us All


Public Policy Update January 30, 2023
(1/30/2023) 
From advancing supported decisionmaking to defining psychiatric advance directives (PADs), several bills approved during the 2022 legislative session included topics of interest to CCCC and its members.
Public Policy Update January 30, 2023