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Is honoring a DNR order in the outpatient dialysis unit prohibited by Public Health Law?

April 26, 2017dialysis DNR honoring Law outpatient Prohibited Public Health

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Is honoring a DNR order in the outpatient dialysis unit prohibited by Public Health Law?

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Public Health Law does not prohibit a free standing Art 28 renal dialysis site from honoring a DNR rather it does not require that they follow it. Because this setting is not contemplated under the statute it would be a Nonhospital DNR that the center would be considering. If there is a DNR from a hospital or nursing home to the ESRD then the hospital form may or may not be honored.