Advance Directives

Alternatives for Life-Affirming Advance Directives

Protective Medical Decisions Document (Life-affirming Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care from Patients Rights Council) Protective Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Protective Power of Attorney for Health Care (Life-affirming Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care from Pro-Life ...

Background on Advance Directives

Alternatives for Life-Affirming Advance Directives Background on Advance Directives Based on the passage of the Patient Self-Determination Act in the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, the advance directive has been established by law. As of December 1, 1991, every adult patient entering any health care facility ...

Pushing POLST Beyond Voluntary

Jim is 79 years old and resides in a county nursing home in Pennsylvania. He has needed a wheelchair for over two decades due to advanced MS, with a history of severe decubitus ulcers, recurrent respiratory infections and severe urinary tract infections (UTI). A stalwart pro-lifer and deeply committed Catholic, ...

POLST: What is it and why does the PHA oppose it?

POLST: What is it and why does the PHA oppose it? The POLST (Physician's Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) form is a standard document that, when signed by a designated healthcare professional, dictates whether to withhold or administer certain treatments and/or care, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), antibiotics, nutrition and ...

Statement of Opposition to POLST

The POLST (Physician’s Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) form, a document that is already being widely used in state healthcare systems throughout the USA, can encourage premature withdrawal of life sustaining treatment and care. POLST is known by different acronyms in various states (POLST, MOST, MOLST, POST—some states have their ...