1. (1)(a) EMS and other health care providers may recognize as valid any prior or out of state OLST forms or medical orders for life-sustaining treatment, including the national OLST form.

   1. (b) This may also include a bracelet or necklace, unless superseded by a subsequent OLST.

2. (2)(a) A physician shall complete and sign a new OLST for an individual with prior forms who no longer has the capacity to complete a new order and who does not have a surrogate or guardian to authorize the new order.

   1. (b) The physician shall state on the new order that the individual's preferences from a prior order is still applicable.

3. (3) A form that an individual executed while in another state may be honored as if the form were executed in compliance with this rule and Section 26B-2-802 if the form:

   1. (a) is substantially similar to an OLST or a medical order for life-sustaining treatment; and
   2. (b) was executed according to the laws of that state.

KEY: POLST, do not resuscitate, DNR, Life with Dignity Order, order for life-sustaining treatment

Date of Last Change: May 7, 2026

Notice of Continuation: January 24, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-202; 26B-2-802