§ 16-36-5-19 — Health care provider duties

(a) A health care provider shall withhold or
discontinue CPR to a patient in an out of hospital location if the health
care provider has actual knowledge of:
(1) an original or a copy of a signed out of hospital DNR
declaration and order executed by the patient; or
(2) an out of hospital DNR identification device worn by the
patient or in the patient's possession.
(b) A health care provider shall disregard an out of hospital DNR
declaration and order and perform CPR if:
(1) the declarant is conscious and states a desire for resuscitative
measures;
(2) the health care provider believes in good faith that the out of
hospital DNR declaration and order has been revoked;
(3) the health care provider is ordered by the attending physician,
advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant to
disregard the out of hospital DNR declaration and order; or
(4) the health care provider believes in good faith that the out of
hospital DNR declaration and order must be disregarded to avoid
verbal or physical confrontation at the scene.
(c) A health care provider transporting a declarant shall document
on the transport form:
(1) the presence of an out of hospital DNR declaration and order;
(2) the attending physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's,
or physician assistant's name; and
(3) the date the out of hospital DNR declaration and order was
signed.
(d) An out of hospital DNR identification device must accompany
a declarant whenever the declarant is transported.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.56.