Section 137-J:27 Compliance With a Do Not Resuscitate Order. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. Health care providers and residential care providers shall comply with the do not resuscitate order when presented with one of the following:
      (a) A do not resuscitate order completed by the attending physician or APRN on a form as specified in RSA 137-J:26;
      (b) A do not resuscitate order for a person present or residing in a health care facility issued in accordance with the health care facility's policies and procedures in compliance with the chapter; or
      (c) A medical orders form on which the attending physician or APRN has documented a do not resuscitate order in compliance with this chapter.
      (d) Do not resuscitate identification as set forth in RSA 137-J:33.
   II. Pursuant to this chapter, health care providers shall respect do not resuscitate orders for persons in health care facilities, ambulances, homes, and communities within this state.

Source. 2006, 302:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2009, 54:4, eff. July 21, 2009.