NHPCO Position Statements

• NHPCO Position Statement and Commentary on the Use of Palliative Sedation in Imminently Dying Terminally Ill Patients - (May 2010)

• Position Statement and Call to Action on Access to Palliative Care in Critical Care Settings (PDF)

• The Care of Hospice Patients with Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (PDF)

• Physician Assisted Suicide Narrative and Resolution (PDF)

• Artificial Nutrition and Hydration Narrative and Statement (PDF)

• NHPCO Code of Ethics (PDF)

Hospice Philosophy and Ethical Statements from NHPCO:

• NHPCO's Ethical Principles: These ethical principles should be upheld by all hospice and palliative care providers.
  
• Preamble to Standards of Practice: The following statement was originally published in the 2000 edition of NHPCO’s Hospice Standards of Practice.
  
• Hospice Philosophy Statement: Originally published in NHPCO’s Hospice Standards of Practice (2000).