(a) A completed DNAR order that is properly entered and received is deemed a valid order.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 22-8A-4.1
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b)(1) The State Board of Health shall adopt by rule the form to be used for a portable DNAR order.(2) The State Board of Health and the Board of Medical Examiners may adopt rules to implement this section and the amendments made to Sections 22-8A-2, 22-8A-3, 22-8A-7, and 22-8A-8 by Act 2016-96. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Medical Examiners shall have exclusive authority to adopt rules relating to physicians in implementing this section and the amendments made to Sections 22-8A-2, 22-8A-3, 22-8A-7, and 22-8A-8 by Act 2016-96.
