West Virginia Code § 16-30-25

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall implement the statewide distribution of
standardized portable orders for scope of treatment (POST) forms.
(b) Portable orders for scope of treatment forms shall be standardized forms used to reflect
orders by a qualified physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician
assistant for medical treatment of a person in accordance with that person's wishes or, if
that person's wishes are not reasonably known and cannot with reasonable diligence be
ascertained, in accordance with that person's best interest. The form shall be bright pink in
color to facilitate recognition by emergency medical services perusonnel and other health
care providers and shall be designed to provide for information regarding the care of the
patient, including, but not limited to, the following: t
(1) The orders of a qualified physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician
assistant regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, level of medical intervention in the event
of a medical emergency, use of antibiotics, and usel of medically administered fluids and
nutrition and the basis for the orders; s
(2) The signature of the qualified physiciani, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a
physician assistant; g
(3) Whether the person has completed an advance directive or had a guardian, medical
power of attorney representative, or surrogate appointed;
(4) The signature of the person or his or her guardian, medical power of attorney
representative, or surrogate acknowledging agreement with the orders of the qualified
physician, an advanc ed practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant; and
(5) The date, location, and outcome of any review of the portable orders for scope of
treatment form.
(c) The portable orders for scope of treatment form shall be kept as the first page in a
person's medical record in a health care facility unless otherwise specified in the health care
facility's policies and procedures and shall be transferred with the person from one health
care facility to another.

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