7 AAC 16.090 - Definitions
(1) "CPR" has the
meaning given "cardiopulmonary resuscitation" in
AS
13.52.390;
(2) "department" means the Department of
Health and Social Services;
(3)
"DNR order" has the meaning given "do-not-resuscitate order" in
AS
13.52.390;
(4) "MOLST" means medical orders for life
sustaining treatment, including DNR orders and other orders that specify a
patient's wishes for other life sustaining treatment;
(5) "POLST" means provider orders for life
sustaining treatment, including DNR orders and other orders that specify a
patient's wishes for other life sustaining treatment; for purposes of this
paragraph, "provider" or "health care provider" means a licensed physician,
advanced practice registered nurse, or attending physician assistant;
(6) "provider" or "health care provider" has
the meaning given in
AS
13.52.390.
Notes
Authority:AS 13.52.065
AS 13.52.300
AS 13.52.390
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