POST form must be uniform document; information included.

1. Law
2. South Carolina Code of Laws
3. Health
4. Physician Orders For Scope Of Treatment
5. POST form must be uniform document; information included.

(A) The POST form must be a uniform document based on the standards recommended by the National Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) paradigm and must include the information set forth in subsection (C).

(B) A copy, facsimile, or electronic version of a completed POST form is considered to be legal.

(C) The POST form must include the following information:

(1) patient name and contact information;

(2) date of birth;

(3) effective date of form;

(4) diagnosis;

(5) treatment plan;

(6) health care representative or health care agent contact information;

(7) CPR preference;

(8) medical intervention preferences;

(9) preferences for antibiotics; and

(10) assisted nutrition and hydration preferences.

HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 89 (H.4004), Section 2, eff May 24, 2019.

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