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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering the patient's last name, first name, and middle initial along with their date of birth. Select the appropriate gender option.
  3. In Section 1, choose only one option regarding CPR status. Ensure that you understand the implications of each choice before making a selection.
  4. Proceed to Sections 2 through 9, filling out only those that apply. For each section, select one option that best reflects the patient's wishes regarding medical interventions.
  5. Once all applicable sections are completed, ensure that a physician or nurse practitioner signs and dates the form to validate it.
  6. Finally, distribute copies of the completed MOLST form to the patient or authorized decision maker within 48 hours.

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A POLST is more comprehensive than a Do Not Resuscitate order. A DNR is a stand-alone document that tells emergency medical personnel whether to perform CPR if your heart and breathing stop and you are unresponsive. A POLST includes your instructions about whether or not to perform CPR, but it doesnt stop there.
National POLST Model Form A copy of this publication may be downloaded, stored, or printed for personal use only; all other uses require written permission.
However, POLSTs do not appoint someone to speak on your behalf (surrogate or health care agent) which Advance Directives generally do. In a POLST, you specify exactly what you want and dont want and for how long. They have the force of medical orders and must be honored by emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
POLST or POST (physician/provider orders for life-sustaining treatment). MOLST (medical orders for life-sustaining treatment). COLST (clinician orders for life-sustaining treatment). MOST (medical order for scope of treatment).
MOLST and POLST are two acronyms defining medical orders. The MOLST is the Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and the POLST is the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. Theyre both the same thing, but in different states they call them by those two different names.

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The Physician Orders for Life‑Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a physicians order that outlines a plan for end of life care reflecting both a patients preferences and a physicians judgment based on a medical evaluation.

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