R432-31-9. Prior Orders and Out of State Orders

(1)(a) EMS and other health care providers may recognize as valid any prior or out of state OLST forms or medical orders for life-sustaining treatment, including the national OLST form. (b) This may also include a bracelet or necklace, unless superseded by a subsequent OLST. (2)(a) A physician shall complete and sign a new OLST for an individual with prior forms who no longer has the capacity to complete a new order and who does not have a surrogate or guardian to authorize the new order. (b) The physician shall state on the new order that the individual's preferences from a prior order is still applicable. (3) A form that an individual executed while in another state may be honored as if the form were executed in compliance with this rule and Section 26B-2-802 if the form: (a) is substantially similar to an OLST or a medical order for life-sustaining treatment; and (b) was executed according to the laws of that state.