Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-31 - Provider Order for LifeSustaining Treatment
Section R432-31-4 - Facility Policies and Procedures
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-31-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A health care facility licensee shall establish and implement policies and procedures that conform to Section 75-2a-106.
(2) A health care facility licensee shall ensure policies and procedures address the licensee responsibility to:
(a) determine upon admission whether each
individual has a POLST;
(b) the
outline that they are not required to offer each individual the opportunity to
complete a POLST;
(c) identify
individuals who may be offered the opportunity to complete a POLST, that may
include individuals who:
(i) have a serious
illness and are likely to face a life-threatening health crisis;
(ii) have specific preferences for end -of
-life treatments; or
(iii) have
declining cognitive abilities and lack a surrogate or guardian to make
decisions for them;
(d)
identify circumstances under which an individual with a POLST is offered the
opportunity to change the order;
(e) maintain the POLST in the individual's
medical record;
(f) identify
circumstances under which the facility would not follow a POLST;
(g) only permit a qualified provider to
assist with the completion of a POLST;
(h) ensure a POLST is signed personally by
the physician or APRN, or only by a physician assistant of the person to whom
the POLST relates if done so in accordance with Subsection
75-2a-106(11);
and
(i) make a referral to the
primary care provider to create, replace, or change a POLST, if the licensee's
services do not include the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or
advanced practice registered nurse.
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