Section 1051.1. Purpose

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This chapter provides standards for the issuance and revocation of out-of-hospital DNR orders and compliance with those orders. An additional purpose of this chapter is to address how health care providers are to deal with orders or directions to not provide life-sustaining treatment, CPR, nutrition or hydration to a pregnant woman.

The provisions of this § 1051.1 amended February 6, 2004, effective February 7, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 677. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (294014).

                    
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