Iowa Code r. 641-142.7 - Transfer of patients
(1) An attending
physician or attending physician assistant who is unwilling to comply with an
OOH DNR order or who is unwilling to comply with the provisions of Iowa Code
section 144A.7A shall take all
reasonable steps to effect the transfer of the patient to another physician or
physician assistant.
(2) If the
policies of a hospital, nursing home, home health care agency, hospice or other
health care organization preclude compliance with the OOH DNR order of a
qualified patient, the provider shall take all reasonable steps to effect the
transfer of the patient to an organization in which the provisions of Iowa Code
section 144A.7A can be carried
out.
Notes
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