Sec. 12. (a) A declarant, or, subject to subsection (b), a representative, may, at any time, request alternative treatment to the treatment specified on the POST form.
(b) A representative may request alternative treatment only if the declarant is incapable of making decisions concerning the declarant's health care.
(c) A health care provider to whom a request for alternative treatment is communicated shall, as soon as possible, notify the declarant's treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, if known, of the request.
(d) The treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who is notified under subsection (c) of a request for alternative treatment shall do the following as soon as possible:
(1) Include a written, signed note of the request in the declarant's medical records with the following information:
(A) The time, date, and place of the request by the declarant or representative.
(B) The time, date, and place that the treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant was notified of the request.
(2) Review the POST form with the declarant or representative and execute a new POST form, if needed.
As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.67-2018, SEC.15; P.L.10-2019, SEC.77.
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