Louisiana § 40:1155.1 Legislative purpose, findings, and intent

Louisiana Statutes

§ 40:1155.1 — Legislative purpose, findings, and intent

Louisiana § 40:1155.1

Title 40Public Health and Safety

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La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1155.1 (2026).

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§1155.1. Legislative purpose, findings, and intent A. The legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)It is important for people to make health care decisions before a medical crisis presents itself.

(2)Health care planning is a process, rather than a single decision, that helps individuals to consider the kind of care they would want if they become seriously ill or incapacitated, and encourages them to talk to their family members or legal representative about such issues.

(3)The Louisiana Physician Order for Scope of Treatment "LaPOST" form documents the wishes of a qualified patient in a physician order.

(4)The hallmarks of the LaPOST form are the following:

(a)Immediately actionable, signed physician orders on a standardized form.

(b)Orders that address a range of lif

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§1155.1. Legislative purpose, findings, and intent
A. The legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) It is important for people to make health care decisions before a medical crisis
presents itself.
(2) Health care planning is a process, rather than a single decision, that helps
individuals to consider the kind of care they would want if they become seriously ill or
incapacitated, and encourages them to talk to their family members or legal representative
about such issues.
(3) The Louisiana Physician Order for Scope of Treatment "LaPOST" form
documents the wishes of a qualified patient in a physician order.
(4) The hallmarks of the LaPOST form are the following:
(a) Immediately actionable, signed physician orders on a standardized form.
(b) Orders that address a range of life-sustaining interventions as well as the patient's
preferred treatment for each intervention.
(c) A brightly colored, clearly identifiable form.
(d) A form that is recognized, adopted, and honored across treatment settings.
B.(1) The legislature intends that the provisions of this Subpart are permissive and
voluntary. The legislature further intends that the completion of the Louisiana Physician
Order for Scope of Treatment form merely illustrates a means of documenting a decision of
a patient relative to withholding or withdrawal of medical treatment or life-sustaining
procedures.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to
require the completion of a Louisiana Physician Order for Scope of Treatment form pursuant
to this Subpart.
(3) It is the intent of the legislature that nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to
be the exclusive means by which life-sustaining procedures may be withheld or withdrawn,
nor shall this Subpart be construed to require the application of medically inappropriate
treatment or life-sustaining procedures to any patient.