Indiana § 16-36-5-19 - Health care provider duties

§ 16-36-5-19. Health care provider duties

Sec. 19. (a) A health care provider shall withhold or discontinue CPR to a patient in an out of hospital location if the health care provider has actual knowledge of:

(1) an original or a copy of a signed out of hospital DNR declaration and order executed by the patient; or

(2) an out of hospital DNR identification device worn by the patient or in the patient's possession.

(b) A health care provider shall disregard an out of hospital DNR declaration and order and perform CPR if:

(1) the declarant is conscious and states a desire for resuscitative measures;

(2) the health care provider believes in good faith that the out of hospital DNR declaration and order has been revoked;

(3) the health care provider is ordered by the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant to disregard the out of hospital DNR declaration and order; or

(4) the health care provider believes in good faith that the out of hospital DNR declaration and order must be disregarded to avoid verbal or physical confrontation at the scene.

(c) A health care provider transporting a declarant shall document on the transport form:

(1) the presence of an out of hospital DNR declaration and order;

(2) the attending physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's name; and

(3) the date the out of hospital DNR declaration and order was signed.

(d) An out of hospital DNR identification device must accompany a declarant whenever the declarant is transported.

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.56.