§ 1051.27. Providing out-of-hospital DNR bracelet or necklace.
(a) Bracelet and necklace. A patient’s attending physician may provide to the patient, or to the patient’s surrogate for the patient, an out-of-hospital DNR bracelet or necklace, or both, if the physician has issued or is issuing an out-of-hospital DNR order for the patient and the patient or the surrogate requests the item.
(b) Order also required. A patient’s attending physician may not provide an out-of-hospital DNR bracelet or necklace for the patient without also issuing, or having issued, an out-of-hospital DNR order for the patient.
(c) Department vendor. A patient’s attending physician may provide to or for the patient only an out-of-hospital DNR bracelet or necklace produced by a vendor with which the Department has contracted to produce the bracelet or necklace.
Source The provisions of this § 1051.27 amended February 6, 2004, effective February 7, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 677. Immediately preceeding text appears at serial pages (294021) to (294022).
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