Should receiving facilities or ambulance services consider a full code if only the front section of the POST form is obtained?
The POST form (front and back) must be provided to emergency medical service providers when transferring patients. The health care facility initiating the transfer must also provide the receiving facility a copy of the Universal Do Not Resuscitate order. Ambulance services and receiving facilities should request a full copy of the form when they realize the form is incomplete. The ambulance service and receiving facility should honor the UDNR (Universal Do Not Resuscitate) order that has a physician signature on the front section if an emergency situation arises before receiving the completed copy of the POST form (back page). Repeated behavior of not copying and completing the back of the POST form is a violation of the law and should be reported to the Division of Health Care Facilities, Complaint Section. (Local number 615-741-7221 or toll free number 1-877-287-0010).
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