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The document outlines the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form, which allows patients to specify their medical treatment preferences in critical situations. It emphasizes that HIPAA permits the disclosure of POLST to healthcare professionals as necessary. The form includes sections for resuscitation orders, medical interventions, and nutrition preferences, requiring signatures from both a physician and the patient or their decision-maker to be valid. It also provides guidelines for completing, using, reviewing, modifying, and voiding the POLST.

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Click ‘Get Form’ to open the Advanced Care Planning POLST Form in the editor.
Begin by filling out the patient's personal information, including their last name, first name, date of birth, and contact details. This ensures that the form is accurately associated with the individual.
In Section A, choose between 'Attempt Resuscitation/CPR' or 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation/DNR'. Make sure to check only one option to clarify the patient's wishes regarding resuscitation.
Proceed to Section B for Medical Interventions. Select one option that best reflects the desired level of medical intervention: 'Comfort Measures Only', 'Limited Additional Interventions', or 'Full Treatment'. Each choice outlines specific care instructions.
In Section C, indicate preferences for artificially administered nutrition. Choose from options such as 'No artificial nutrition by tube' or 'Long-term artificial nutrition by tube'.
Finally, ensure that all required signatures are obtained in Section D. The physician and decision-maker must sign to validate the form. Use our platform's signature feature for easy signing.

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What is the UCSF advance health directive?

This form allows you to state your preferences for medical treatments and to select an agent or person to make your health care decisions in case youre unable to do so or wish someone else to make decisions for you. Our advance health care directive kit is available online.

What is the main purpose of an advance directive?

An advance directive, sometimes called a living will, is a written document that tells your health care providers who should speak for you and what medical decisions they should make if you become unable to speak for yourself.

What is the California advance health care directive?

An advance health care directive lets your physician, family, and friends know your health care preferences, including the types of special treatment you want or dont want at the end of life, your desire for diagnostic testing, surgical procedures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and organ donation.

What is the purpose of UCSF?

Mission: Advancing Health Worldwide Within our overarching advancing health worldwide mission, UCSF is devoted at every level to serving the public. UCSFs commitment to public service dates to the founding of its predecessor institution, Toland Medical College, in 1864.

What is the difference between POLST and advance care planning?

Advance Directives: POLSTs give specific directions about treatments during an emergency if you cannot speak for yourself. However, POLSTs do not appoint someone to speak on your behalf (surrogate or health care agent) which Advance Directives generally do.

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What is an advance directive for cancer patients?

Advance directives are legal documents that describe the kind of medical care you want or dont want if you can no longer make health care decisions for yourself. The documents will be followed if two doctors verify that you are at the end of your life (terminally ill) or are unconscious and unlikely to wake up again.

What is the difference between ACP and POLST?

ACP = advance care planning; DNR = Do Not Resuscitate; POLST = Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment.

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