PATIENT AND SURROGATE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
§ 1051.11. Patient qualifications to request and revoke out-of-hospital DNR order.
(a) Patient requesting an out-of-hospital DNR order. A patient may request and receive an out-of-hospital DNR order from the patient’s attending physician if the patient has a terminal condition and the patient is at least 18 years of age, has graduated from high school, has married or is emancipated.
(b) Patient revoking an out-of-hospital DNR order. An out-of-hospital DNR patient, regardless of age or physical or mental condition, may revoke an out-of-hospital DNR order issued for the out-of-hospital DNR patient whether the order was issued pursuant to the request of the patient or the patient’s surrogate.
Source The provisions of this § 1051.11 amended February 6, 2004, effective February 7, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 677. Immediately preceeding text appears at (294017).
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 1051.22 (relating to issuance of out-of-hospital DNR order); 28 Pa. Code § 1051.23 (relating to disclosure to patient requesting out-of-hospital DNR order); and 28 Pa. Code § 1051.26 (relating to physician refusal to issue an out-of-hospital DNR order).
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