Probate Code 4781.2 (a) and (c) (added by AB 3000, 2008)
Summary:
A health care provider must treat an individual in accordance with a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form. A physician may conduct an evaluation of the individual and, in consultation with the individual or the individual's legally recognized health care decisionmaker, issue a new order consistent with the most current information available about the individual's health status and goals of care.
Data Origin:
health care providers Parties Bound:
physicians Associated Federal Law(s):
Uses and disclosures of protected health information: general rules : personal representatives - must be treated as the individual with respect to the protected health information
Associated Federal Law(s):
Uses and disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations
: Permitted uses and disclosures
Associated Federal Law(s):
Uses and disclosures requiring an opportunity for the individual to agree or to object : uses and disclosures for involvement in the individual's care and notification purposes