(a) A health care provider shall withhold or discontinue CPR to a patient in an out of hospital location if the health care provider has actual knowledge of:(1) an original or a copy of a signed out of hospital DNR declaration and order executed by the patient; or(2) an out of hospital DNR identification device worn by the patient or in the patient's possession.(b) A health care provider shall disregard an out of hospital DNR declaration and order and perform CPR if:(1) the declarant is conscious and states a desire for resuscitative measures;(2) the health care provider believes in good faith that the out of hospital DNR declaration and order has been revoked;(3) the health care provider is ordered by the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant to disregard the out of hospital DNR declaration and order; or(4) the health care provider believes in good faith that the out of hospital DNR declaration and order must be disregarded to avoid verbal or physical confrontation at the scene.(c) A health care provider transporting a declarant shall document on the transport form:(1) the presence of an out of hospital DNR declaration and avoid verbal or physical confrontation at the scene.(c) A health care provider transporting a declarant shall document on the transport form:(1) the presence of an out of hospital DNR declaration and order;(2) the attending physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's name; and(3) the date the out of hospital DNR declaration and order was signed.(d) An out of hospital DNR identification device must accompany a declarant whenever the declarant is transported.As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.56.
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