South Carolina § 44-78-25 Duties of EMS personnel when presented with "do not resuscitate order".

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-78-25 — Duties of EMS personnel when presented with "do not resuscitate order".

South Carolina § 44-78-25

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 78EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER ACT

This text of South Carolina § 44-78-25 (Duties of EMS personnel when presented with "do not resuscitate order".) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-78-25 (2026).

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When called to render emergency medical services, EMS personnel must not use any resuscitative treatment if the patient has a "do not resuscitate order for emergency services" and the document is presented to the EMS personnel upon their arrival or if the patient is wearing a do not resuscitate bracelet. EMS personnel must provide that degree of palliative care called for under the circumstances which exist at the time treatment is rendered.

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When called to render emergency medical services, EMS personnel must not use any resuscitative treatment if the patient has a "do not resuscitate order for emergency services" and the document is presented to the EMS personnel upon their arrival or if the patient is wearing a do not resuscitate bracelet. EMS personnel must provide that degree of palliative care called for under the circumstances which exist at the time treatment is rendered.