1. (a) Destruction of order, bracelet and necklace. A physician shall destroy an out-of-hospital DNR order, bracelet or necklace returned to the physician under § 1051.29 (relating to duty to contact patient or surrogate), as follows:

   1. (1) The physician shall shred or otherwise destroy beyond identification the original order and mark all copies of the order in the physician’s possession as having been revoked.
   2. (2) The physician shall cut the bracelet or necklace pendant in half or take other action that renders the bracelet or necklace incapable of being used again as an out-of-hospital DNR bracelet or necklace.
2. (b) Documentation of order when items not destroyed. A physician who requests the return of an out-of-hospital DNR order, bracelet or necklace under § 1051.29 may not mark copies of the order in the physician’s possession as having been revoked without having destroyed, or confirmed from a reliable person the destruction of the original out-of-hospital DNR order and any out-of-hospital DNR bracelet or necklace the physician provided for the patient.

Source

The provisions of this § 1051.30 amended February 6, 2004, effective February 7, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 677. Immediately preceeding text appears at serial pages (294022) to (294023).

Cross References

This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 1051.13 (relating to duties when person loses authority to function as a surrogate).