West Virginia Code 16-30C-13 – Do-not-resuscitate order form; do-not-resuscitate identification; public education
(a) The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources, no later than July 1, 1994, shall implement the statewide distribution of do-not-resuscitate forms as described in section six of this article.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-30C-13
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: means those measures used to restore or support cardiac or respiratory function in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest. See West Virginia Code 16-30C-3
- Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "department" and "Department of Health and Human Resources" means the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
- Do-not-resuscitate identification: means a standardized identification necklace, bracelet, card or physician orders for scope of treatment form as set forth in this article that signifies that a do-not-resuscitate order has been issued for the possessor. See West Virginia Code 16-30C-3
- Do-not-resuscitate order: means an order issued by a licensed physician that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be administered to a particular person. See West Virginia Code 16-30C-3
- Qualified physician: means a physician licensed to practice medicine who has personally examined the person. See West Virginia Code 16-30C-3
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
(b) Do-not-resuscitate identification as set forth in this article may consist of either a medical condition bracelet or necklace with the inscription of the patient's name, date of birth in numerical form and "WV do-not-resuscitate" on it. Such identification shall be issued only upon presentation of a properly executed do-not-resuscitate order form as set forth in section six of this article, a physician orders for scope of treatment form in which a qualified physician has documented a do-not-resuscitate order, or a do-not-resuscitate order properly executed in accordance with a health care facility's written policy and procedure.
(c) The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources, no later than July 1, 1994, shall be responsible for establishing a system for the distribution of the do-not-resuscitate identification bracelets and necklaces.
(d) The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources, no later than July 1, 1994, shall develop and implement a statewide educational effort to inform the public of their right to accept or refuse cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to request their physician to write a do-not-resuscitate order for them.