Section 35-22-501 – Short Title.
35-22-501. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act.”
Section 35-22-502 – Polst Program.
35-22-502. POLST program. (a) The provider orders for life sustaining treatment (POLST) program is a process of evaluation and communication between a patient, or the patient’s agent, guardian or surrogate, and health care professionals in order to: (i) Ensure that health care providers understand the desires of the patient, or the patient s agent, guardian […]
Section 35-22-503 – Polst Form; Who May Execute.
35-22-503. POLST form; who may execute. (a) Any adult who has the capacity to provide informed consent to, or refusal of, medical treatment may execute a POLST form. (b) Any adult authorized pursuant to the laws of this state or any other state to make medical treatment decisions on behalf of a person who lacks […]
Section 35-22-504 – Polst Forms; Department of Health Duties.
35-22-504. POLST forms; department of health duties. (a) The department of health shall promulgate rules implementing this act and prescribing a standardized POLST form, subject to the following: (i) The rules shall contain protocols for the implementation of a standardized POLST form, which shall be available in electronic format on the department website for downloading […]
Section 35-22-505 – Duty to Comply With Polst Form; Immunity, Effect on Criminal Charges Against Another Person.
35-22-505. Duty to comply with POLST form; immunity, effect on criminal charges against another person. (a) Emergency medical service personnel, health care providers and health care facilities, absent actual notice of revocation or termination of a POLST form, shall comply with the orders on a person’s POLST form. Any emergency medical service personnel, health care […]
Section 35-22-506 – Polst Form Not a Prerequisite for Services.
35-22-506. POLST form not a prerequisite for services. Facilities or providers shall not require a person to complete a POLST form as a prerequisite or condition for the provision of services or treatment.
Section 35-22-507 – Presence or Absence of Polst Form; Effect on Life or Health Insurance.
35-22-507. Presence or absence of POLST form; effect on life or health insurance. An individual’s execution of or refusal or failure to execute a POLST form shall not affect, impair or modify any contract of life or health insurance or annuity to which the individual is a party, shall not be the basis for any […]
Section 35-22-508 – Revocation of Polst Form.
35-22-508. Revocation of POLST form. (a) An individual’s consent to all or part of a POLST form may be revoked at any time and in any manner that communicates the individual’s intent to revoke. Any oral revocation shall, as soon as possible after the revocation, be documented in a writing signed and dated by the […]
Section 35-22-509 – Effect of Act on Euthanasia; Mercy Killing; Construction of Statute.
35-22-509. Effect of act on euthanasia; mercy killing; construction of statute. Nothing is this article shall be construed as condoning, authorizing or approving euthanasia or mercy killing. In addition, the legislature does not intend that this article be construed as permitting any affirmative or deliberate act to end a person’s life, except to permit natural […]