Colorado Invalidates Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements Signed By Healthcare Proxies
The Colorado Supreme Court handed down a decision in the matter of Lujan v. Life Care Centers of America that invalidates nursing home arbitration agreements entered into by a healthcare proxy. The Colorado Court held that the power to make medical decisions is different from the ability to consent settle disputes via a private system-- as in done in nursing home cases with mandatory arbitration agreements. In Lujan, Estella Lujan's son admitted her to a Life Care Center in Colorado and signed off on an arbitration agreement along with other admission paperwork. Three days after Ms. Lujan's admission to Life...
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