§ 16-36-5-18 — Revocation

(a) A declarant may at any time revoke an
out of hospital DNR declaration and order by any of the following:
(1) A signed, dated writing.
(2) Physical cancellation or destruction of the declaration and
order by the declarant or another in the declarant's presence and
at the declarant's direction.
(3) An oral expression by the declarant of intent to revoke.
(b) A declarant's representative may revoke an out of hospital DNR
declaration and order under this chapter only if the declarant is
incapacitated or incompetent. If the declarant is incapacitated or
incompetent and has no representative who is able and available to act,
a proxy for the declarant who has priority to act under IC 16-36-7-42(c)
may revoke an out of hospital DNR declaration and order for that
declarant, subject to the proxy's responsibilities under IC 16-36-7-42(d).
(c) A revocation is effective upon communication to a health care
provider.
(d) A health care provider to whom the revocation of an out of
hospital DNR declaration and order is communicated shall immediately
notify the declarant's attending physician, advanced practice registered
nurse, or physician assistant, if known, of the revocation.
(e) An attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or
physician assistant notified of the revocation of an out of hospital DNR
declaration and order shall immediately:
(1) add the revocation to the declarant's medical file, noting the
time, date, and place of revocation, if known, and the time, date,
and place that the physician, advanced practice registered nurse,
or physician assistant was notified;
(2) cancel the out of hospital DNR declaration and order by
entering the word "VOID" on each page of the out of hospital
DNR declaration and order in the declarant's medical file; and
(3) notify any health care facility staff responsible for the
declarant's care of the revocation.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.55; P.L.86-2023, SEC.6.