New Hampshire § 137-J:27 Compliance With a Do Not Resuscitate Order

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 137-J:27 — Compliance With a Do Not Resuscitate Order

New Hampshire § 137-J:27

Title XPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 137-JWRITTEN DIRECTIVES FOR MEDICAL DECISION MAKING FOR ADULTS WITHOUT CAPACITY TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS

SubdivisionDo Not Resuscitate

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 137-J:27 (2026).

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I. Health care providers and residential care providers shall comply with the do not resuscitate order when presented with one of the following:

(a)A do not resuscitate order or POLST that indicates Do Not Resuscitate completed by the attending practitioner on a form as specified in RSA 137-J:26;

(b)A do not resuscitate order or POLST indicating Do Not Resuscitate for a person present or residing in a health care facility issued in accordance with the health care facility's policies and procedures in compliance with the chapter; or

(c)A medical orders or POLST form on which the attending practitioner has documented a do not resuscitate order in compliance with this chapter.

(d)Do not resuscitate identification as set forth in RSA 137-J:33. II. Pursuant to this chapter, health care prov

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I. Health care providers and residential care providers shall comply with the do not resuscitate order when presented with one of the following:
(a) A do not resuscitate order or POLST that indicates Do Not Resuscitate completed by the attending practitioner on a form as specified in RSA 137-J:26;
(b) A do not resuscitate order or POLST indicating Do Not Resuscitate for a person present or residing in a health care facility issued in accordance with the health care facility's policies and procedures in compliance with the chapter; or
(c) A medical orders or POLST form on which the attending practitioner has documented a do not resuscitate order in compliance with this chapter.
(d) Do not resuscitate identification as set forth in RSA 137-J:33.
II. Pursuant to this chapter, health care providers shall respect do not resuscitate orders for persons in health care facilities, ambulances, homes, and communities within this state.