District Of Columbia Code § 7-651.05

Revocation of a comfort care order.
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A patient, or the patient’s authorized decision-maker or surrogate, may revoke a comfort care order at any time by:
Removing, cutting, destroying, defacing, or discarding the comfort care bracelet;
Directing another person to remove, cut, destroy, deface, or discard the bracelet in the presence of the patient, authorized decision-maker, or surrogate; or
Communicating directly to EMS personnel the patient’s, authorized decision-maker’s, or surrogate’s intent to revoke the comfort care order.

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