CHAPTER 137-J WRITTEN DIRECTIVES FOR MEDICAL DECISION MAKING FOR ADULTS WITHOUT CAPACITY TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
Do Not Resuscitate
Section 137-J:29
137-J:29 Revocation or Suspension of Do Not Resuscitate or POLST Order. –
I. At any time a principal admitted as an inpatient or outpatient to a health care facility may revoke a do not resuscitate or POLST order by making either a written, oral, or other act of communication to the attending practitioner or other professional staff of the health care facility.
II. At any time a principal residing outside a health care facility may revoke the principal's do not resuscitate or POLST order by destroying such order and removing do not resuscitate identification on the principal's person or by making either a written, oral, or other act of communication to a healthcare provider that is present with the principal.
III. At any time, in accordance with RSA 137-J:6, an agent or surrogate may revoke a do not resuscitate or POLST order for a principal who lacks capacity to make health care decisions who is admitted to a health care facility by making either a written, oral, or other act of communication to the attending practitioner or other professional staff at the health care facility.
IV. At any time, in accordance with RSA 137-J:6, an agent or surrogate may revoke a do not resuscitate or POLST order for a principal who lacks capacity to make health care decisions who is residing outside a health care facility by destroying such order and removing do not resuscitate identification from the principal's person, or by making either written, oral, or other act of communication to a healthcare provider that is present with the principal. The agent is responsible for notifying the person's attending practitioner of the revocation.
V. The attending practitioner who is informed of or provided with a revocation of consent pursuant to this section shall immediately cancel or suspend the do not resuscitate or POLST order in the principal's medical record if the principal is in a health care facility and notify the professional staff of the health care facility responsible for the principal's care of the revocation, suspension, or cancellation. Any professional staff of the health care facility who is informed of or provided with a revocation of consent pursuant to this section shall immediately notify the attending practitioner of such revocation.