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1998 SESSION

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HB 843 Do Not Resuscitate Orders.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Do Not Resuscitate Orders. Revises the present Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Order section to become a general Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNR) provision. The DNR Order must be issued by an attending physician in writing for a patient who is terminal or for whom he has otherwise written such DNR Order and must be consented to by the patient or a person who is authorized to consent for the patient. The Board of Health will continue to designate which emergency medical services personnel may follow these orders in the prehospital setting. Emergency medical services personnel are not authorized to withhold comfort care or alleviation of pain. The DNR Order will follow the patient, i.e., the DNR Order may be followed in the prehospital setting, hospital, nursing home, or other institution. A new order may be issued, with the consent of the patient or his authorized decision-maker, upon the revocation of a DNR. Definitions and exception statutes are amended to be consistent. The liability statute is also amended to clarify that any person consenting to or issuing a DNR will be accorded the same immunity protections as those acting in compliance with the advance directive or DNR. This bill is identical to SB 630.


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