La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-201
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section I-201 - Statement of PolicyA. The Department of Health and Hospitals is committed to the following. 1. It is important for people to make health care decisions before a medical crisis presents itself.2. Health care planning is a process, rather than a single decision, that helps individuals to consider the kind of care they would want if they become seriously ill or incapacitated, and encourages them to talk to their family members or legal representative about such issues.3. The Louisiana Physician Order for Scope of Treatment "LaPOST" form documents the wishes of a qualified patient in a physician order.4. The hallmarks of the LaPOST form are the following: a. immediately actionable, signed physician orders on a standardized form;b. orders that address a range of life-sustaining interventions as well as the patient's preferred treatment for each intervention;c. a brightly colored, clearly identifiable form;d. a form that is recognized, adopted, and honored across treatment settings.B. The provisions of this rule are permissive and voluntary. The completion of the Louisiana Physician Order for Scope of Treatment form merely illustrates a means of documenting a decision of a patient relative to withholding or withdrawal of medical treatment or life-sustaining procedures. 1. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to require the completion of a Louisiana physician order for scope of treatment form.2. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to be the exclusive means by which life-sustaining procedures may be withheld or withdrawn, nor shall this rule be construed to require the application of medically inappropriate treatment or life-sustaining procedures to any patient.La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-201
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 37:1604 (June 2011).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1299.64.1-1299.64.6.