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20-6-306. Review and revision.
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20-6-306. Review and revision.
(a)(1) An executed physician order for life-sustaining treatment form may be reviewed periodically by the physician of the patient.
(2) The physician may:
(A) Conduct an evaluation of the patient; and
(B) In consultation with the patient or the legal representative of the patient, issue a new physician order for life-sustaining treatment form consistent with the most current information available about the health status and goals of care of the patient.
(b)(1) The new physician order for life-sustaining treatment form shall be:
(A) Recorded on a new physician order for life-sustaining treatment form; and
(B) Signed in compliance with § 20-6-304.
(2) Once a new physician order for life-sustaining treatment form has been executed, the previous physician order for life-sustaining treatment form shall be nullified.
(c) A patient with the capacity to make his or her own healthcare decisions may, at any time, request alternative treatment to the treatment that was ordered on the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form.
(d) The legal representative of the patient who does not have the capacity to make his or her own healthcare decisions shall consult with the physician who is the treating physician of the patient before making a request to modify the orders reflected in the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form of the patient.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-6-306
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20-6-306. Review and revision.
(a)(1) An executed physician order for life-sustaining treatment form may be reviewed periodically by the physician of the patient.
(2) The physician may:
(A) Conduct an evaluation of the patient; and
(B) In consultation with the patient or the legal representative of the patient, issue a new physician order for life-sustaining treatment form consistent with the most current information available about the health status and goals of care of the patient.
(b)(1) The new physician order for life-sustaining treatment form shall be:
(A) Recorded on a new physician order for life-sustaining treatment form; and
(B) Signed in compliance with § 20-6-304.
(2) Once a new physician order for life-sustaining treatment form has been executed, the previous physician order for life-sustaining treatment form shall be nullified.
(c) A patient with the capacity to make his or her own healthcare decisions may, at any time, request alternative treatment to the treatment that was ordered on the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form.
(d) The legal representative of the patient who does not have the capacity to make his or her own healthcare decisions shall consult with the physician who is the treating physician of the patient before making a request to modify the orders reflected in the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form of the patient.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-6-304. Physician order for life-sustaining treatment form.
(a) The State Board of Health shall prescribe a standardized physician order for life-sustaining treatment form that:
(1) Is signed and dated by:
(A) The patient or the legal representative of the patient; and
(B) The physician of the patient;
(2) Includes:
(A) The name and date of birth of the patient; and
(B) The intentions of the patient regarding care, including without limitation the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the level of medical interventions in the event of a medical emergency; and
(3) Is easily distinguishable to facilitate recognition by healthcare providers and healthcare facilities.
(b) A legal representative may sign a physician order for life-sustaining treatment form on behalf of a patient who lacks capacity to do so, guided by:
(1) The express or implied intentions of the patient; or
(2) If the intentions of the patient are unknown and cannot be reasonably determined, the best interest of the patient given the overall medical condition and prognosis of the patient.
(c)(1) The physician order for life-sustaining treatment form shall be completed by a physician based upon patient intentions and medical indications.
(2) During the process of completing the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form, the physician may:
(A) Explain:
(i) The physician order for life-sustaining treatment form; and
(ii) The medical interventions and procedures offered by the life-sustaining treatment form; and
(B) Inform the patient or the legal representative of the patient about the difference between an advance directive and the physician order for life-sustaining treatment form.
(d) This subchapter does not authorize a physician to unilaterally c
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-6-304
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-6-304. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.