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§ 44-80-120 — PA may create, execute, and sign POST form under certain circumstances.

South Carolina·Title 44 HEALTH·Ch. 80 PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT
A physician assistant (PA) may create, execute, and sign a POST form if authorized to do so by his or her scope of practice guidelines. The POST form must be for a patient of that PA, the PA's supervising physician, or both.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 89 (H.4004), SECTION 2, eff May 24, 2019.

Nearby Sections

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§ 44-80-10
Definitions.
§ 44-80-100
POST form effective until revoked or new form executed; annual review and update.
§ 44-80-110
APRN may create, execute, and sign POST form under certain circumstances.
§ 44-80-120
PA may create, execute, and sign POST form under certain circumstances.
§ 44-80-20
Department's responsibilities relating to POST form.
§ 44-80-30
POST form must be uniform document; information included.
§ 44-80-40
POST form deemed valid expression of patient's wishes; compliance.
§ 44-80-50
Revocation.
§ 44-80-60
Immunity from civil and criminal liability.
§ 44-80-70
Construction of chapter.
§ 44-80-80
Execution of POST form; affect on life insurance policy.
§ 44-80-90
No presumption of patient's intent in absence of POST form; decisions regarding life-sustaining procedures; patient's wishes.
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