West Virginia Code 16-30C-7 – Compliance with a do-not-resuscitate order
(a) Health care providers shall comply with the do-not-resuscitate order when presented with one of the following:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-30C-7
- Do-not-resuscitate identification: means a standardized identification necklace, bracelet, card or physician orders for scope of treatment form as set forth in this article that signifies that a do-not-resuscitate order has been issued for the possessor. See West Virginia Code 16-30C-3
- Do-not-resuscitate order: means an order issued by a licensed physician that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be administered to a particular person. See West Virginia Code 16-30C-3
- Health care facility: means a facility established to administer and provide health care services and which is commonly known by a wide variety of titles, including, but not limited to, hospitals, medical centers, ambulatory health care facilities, physicians'. See West Virginia Code 16-30C-3
- Qualified physician: means a physician licensed to practice medicine who has personally examined the person. See West Virginia Code 16-30C-3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) A do-not-resuscitate order completed by a physician on a form as specified in section six of this article;
(2) Do-not-resuscitate identification as set forth in section thirteen of this article;
(3) 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; or
(4) A physician orders for scope of treatment form in which a qualified physician has documented a do-not-resuscitate order.
(b) Pursuant to this article, health care providers shall respect do-not-resuscitate orders for persons in health care facilities, ambulances, homes and communities within this state.