2009 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH
ARTICLE 30C. DO NOT RESUSCITATE ACT.
§16-30C-7 Compliance with a do-not-resuscitate order.
§16-30C-7. Compliance with a do-not-resuscitate order.(a) Health care providers shall comply with the do-not-resuscitate order when presented with one of the following:
(1) A do-not-resuscitate order completed by a physician on a form as specified in section six of this article;
(2) Do-not-resuscitate identification as set forth in section thirteen of this article;
(3) A do-not-resuscitate order for a person present or residing in a health care facility issued in accordance with the health care facility's policies and procedures; or
(4) A physician orders for scope of treatment form in which a qualified physician has documented a do-not-resuscitate order.
(b) Pursuant to this article, health care providers shall respect do-not-resuscitate orders for persons in health care facilities, ambulances, homes and communities within this state.
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