(a) As used in this part: (1) âRequest regarding resuscitative measuresâ means a written document, signed by (A) an individual with capacity, or a legally recognized health care decisionmaker, and (B) the individualâs physician, that directs a health care provider regarding resuscitative measures. A request regarding resuscitative measures is not an advance health care directive. (2) âRequest regarding resuscitative measuresâ includes one, or both of, the following: (A) A prehospital âdo not resuscitateâ form as developed by the Emergency Medical Services Authority or other substantially similar form. (B) A Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form, as approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority. (3) âPhysician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment formâ means a request regarding resuscitative measures that directs a health care provider regarding resuscitative and life-sustaining measures. (b) A legally recognized health care decisionmaker may execute the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form only if the individual lacks capacity, or the individual has designated that the decisionmakerâs authority is effective pursuant to Section 4682. (c) The Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form and medical intervention and procedures offered by the form shall be explained by a health care provider, as defined in Section 4621. The form shall be completed by a health care provider based on patient preferences and medical indications, and signed by a physician, or a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant acting under the supervision of the physician and within the scope of practice authorized by law, and the patient or his or her legally recognized health care decisionmaker. The health care provider, during the process of completing the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form, should inform the patient about the difference between an advance health care directive and the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form. (d) An individual having capacity may revoke a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke, consistent with Section 4695. (e) A request regarding resuscitative measures may also be evidenced by a medallion engraved with the words âdo not resuscitateâ or the letters âDNR,â a patient identification number, and a 24-hour toll-free telephone number, issued by a person pursuant to an agreement with the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
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