Mont. Admin. r. 37.10.108 - DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE PROTOCOL
(1) POLST is the
system used by medical professionals to identify and administer appropriate
care, including DNR orders, to terminally ill patients.
(2) When issuing a DNR order for a patient
with a terminal condition, medical professionals are encouraged to use the
POLST form and follow the DNR/POLST protocol approved by the Board of Medical
Examiners and the department. The department adopts and incorporates by
reference the Montana Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
protocol (last revised September 2019), which is accessible at the Board of
Medical Examiner's website. A copy of the POLST protocol may also be obtained
by contacting the department's EMS and Trauma System Section, 1400 Broadway,
Room C303A, P.O. Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620-2951, 406-444-3895.
Notes
AUTH: 50-10-105, MCA; IMP: 50-10-101, MCA
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