Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-145.3 - Responsibilities of the department
(1) The department shall prescribe the
uniform POST form and shall post the form on the department 's Web sitewww.idph.iowa.gov for public
availability.
(2) The POST form
shall be a uniform form based upon the national physician orders for
life-sustaining treatment (POLST) paradigm form. The form shall have all of the
following characteristics:
a. The form shall
include the patient 's name and date of birth.
b. The form shall be signed and dated by the
patient or the patient 's legal representative .
c. The form shall be signed and dated by the
patient 's physician , advanced registered nurse practitioner , or physician
assistant .
d. If preparation of the
form was facilitated by an individual other than the patient 's physician ,
advanced registered nurse practitioner , or physician assistant , the facilitator
shall also sign and date the form.
e. The form shall include the patient 's
wishes regarding the care of the patient , including but not limited to all of
the following:
(1) The administration of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(2)
The level of medical interventions in the event of a medical
emergency.
(3) The use of medically
administered nutrition by tube .
(4)
The rationale for the orders.
f. The form shall be easily distinguishable
to facilitate recognition by health care providers, hospitals, and health care
facilities.
g. An incomplete
section on the form shall imply the patient 's wishes for full treatment for the
type of treatment addressed in that section.
(3) The POST form shall be reviewed by the
department on an annual basis and may be reviewed more frequently at the
discretion of the director . The POST form may be modified based on changes to
the national POLST paradigm, input from interested parties, advances in
evidence-based research or quality improvement processes, or clinical
experience. The director shall annually designate a task force to review and
recommend modifications to the POST form . The director shall review the task
force recommendations and approve all final modifications to the POST form
before it is posted on the department 's Web site.
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