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The 2011 California POLST Form is a legal document that outlines a patient's preferences for life-sustaining treatment based on their medical condition and wishes. It includes options for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), medical interventions, and artificially administered nutrition. The form must be completed by a healthcare provider and signed by both the physician and the patient or their legally recognized decision-maker. It complements an Advance Directive but does not replace it, ensuring that patients are treated with dignity and respect.

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What is the purpose of the POLST?

The Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a written medical order from a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant that helps give people with serious illnesses more control over their own care by specifying the types of medical treatment they want to receive during serious illness.

What is the difference between a POLST and a DNR?

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.

What is the difference between a POLST and a MOLST?

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.

What is the difference between an advance directive and a POLST form?

An advance directive is a direction from the patient, not a medical order. In contrast, a POLST form consists of a set of medical orders that applies to a limited population of patients and addresses a limited number of critical medical decisions.