A copy, facsimile, or electronic version of a completed POST form is considered to be legal. The execution of a POST form is always voluntary and is for a person with an advanced illness. The …
POST must be signed by a physician or, at discharge or transfer from a hospital or long term care facility, by a nurse practitioner (NP), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), or physician assistant (PA).
POST records your wishes for medical treatment in your current state of health. Once initial medical treatment is begun and the risks and benefits of further therapy are clear, your treatment wishes may …
A POST form is only for those already experiencing advanced disease that is life limiting or terminal. The POST does specifically outline treatments that a person would like to receive or not receive.
Recommendation #8: Expand the MI-POST to direct care beyond emergency medical services personnel to provide for the execution of a MI-POST for an individual in all settings.
Person with DNR in effect at time of discharge must have POST completed by health care facility prior to discharge and copy of POST provided to qualified medical emergency personnel. Photocopies/faxes …
Decisions on the POST form are voluntary, informed decisions. This POST form records your wishes for medical treatment in your current state of health if there is a medical emergency outside of the hospital.