How do physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and health care facilities obtain MOST forms?
Beginning January 15, 2008, the MOST form will be available through the Office of Emergency Medical Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/EMS/dnrmost.html. Back to top • When can a patient representative authorize and sign a MOST? A patient representative may authorize and sign a MOST, only when the patient is no longer able to make or communicate decisions. Who serves as the patient representative is determined by the hierarchy in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-322, which appears in Section E on the MOST form. Back to top • Should patients or their representatives be presented a MOST form when they come into an emergency department of a hospital? No. The MOST form is not designed to be filled out in emergency situations. A discussion about a MOST with a health care professional who is able to discuss the benefits and burdens of particular medical treatments in the context of a patient s prognosis and goals of care would be appropriate only
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- When our ED is covered by physician assistants or nurse practitioners, do the physicians on-call need to be readily available by telephone or must they also be available to respond?
- When our ER is covered by physician assistants or nurse practitioners, do the physicians on-call need to be readily available by telephone or must they also be available to respond?
- How do physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and health care facilities obtain MOST forms?
