Section 19a-580d-3 - Transfer and recognition of DNR orders when patients are transported(a) When a patient who is to be transferred between healthcare institutions has a DNR order which is to remain in effect during and after the transfer, that order shall be documented on a DNR transfer form which is signed by the physician who entered the DNR order or by a registered nurse who attests to the existence of such order. The DNR transfer form or a legible copy shall be sent with the patient when the patient is transferred to another healthcare institution.(b) The DNR transfer form or a legible copy shall be retained with the patient's medical record.(c) The DNR transfer form or a legible copy or a DNR bracelet shall be shown to all EMS providers by the healthcare facility staff person who transfers care of the patient to the EMS providers. The EMS provider shall show the DNR transfer form or a legible copy or a DNR bracelet to a nurse or physician at the receiving healthcare institution or, in the absence of a nurse or physician, the person in charge of patient care.(d) Any healthcare institution receiving a patient with a DNR transfer form, a legible copy, or DNR bracelet shall honor the DNR order until such time as admitting orders are written in accordance with the healthcare institution's policies.(e) When a patient has a DNR order which is to remain in effect after discharge from a healthcare institution to home, that patient shall be offered a DNR bracelet by the healthcare institution prior to discharge.(f) Any EMS provider receiving a patient with a DNR transfer form or a legible copy or a DNR bracelet shall honor the DNR order.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19a-580d-3
Adopted effective December 30, 1996