Section 1051.101. Recognition of other states’ out-of-hospital DNR orders

(a) Validity of orders, bracelets and necklaces from other states. An out-of-hospital DNR order, bracelet or necklace valid in a state other than this Commonwealth is effective in this Commonwealth to the extent the order, bracelet or necklace is consistent with the laws of this Commonwealth.

(b) Department acceptance. The Department will review the applicable laws of other states, and the out-of-hospital DNR orders, bracelets and necklaces provided in other states, and list in a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin the states that provide out-of-hospital DNR orders, bracelets and necklaces that are consistent with the laws of the Commonwealth. The notice will also include, for each state listed, a description of the out-of-hospital DNR order, bracelet and necklace the state issues consistent with the laws of the Commonwealth. The Department will update the list and descriptions, as needed, in a superseding notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

(c) Compliance by EMS providers. An EMS provider shall comply with § § 1051.51, 1051.52, 1051.61 and 1051.81 when encountering a patient with an apparently valid out-of-hospital DNR order, bracelet or necklace issued by another state listed in a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin issued under subsection (b).

The provisions of this § 1051.101 amended February 6, 2004, effective February 7, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 677. Immediately preceeding text appears at serial page (294026).