28 Pa. Code § 1051.12. Surrogate's authority to request and revoke out-of-hospital DNR order.

28 Pa. Code § 1051.12. Surrogate’s authority to request and revoke out-of-hospital DNR order.

§ 1051.12. Surrogate’s authority to request and revoke out-of-hospital DNR order.

(a)  Surrogate requesting an out-of-hospital DNR order. The surrogate of a patient may request and receive from the patient’s attending physician an out-of-hospital DNR order for the patient, regardless of the patient’s age or other physical or mental condition.
(b)  Surrogate revoking an out-of-hospital DNR order. A patient’s surrogate may revoke an out-of-hospital DNR order for the patient if the out-of-hospital DNR order was issued at the request of a surrogate.

Source

   The provisions of this §  1051.12 amended February 6, 2004, effective February 7, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 677. Immediately preceeding text appears at (294017).

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