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Chapter 15. Food, Drugs And Cosmetics. Repealed 7/1/82 Editor’s note: The regulations in this chapter which were repealed effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51, which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services to the Department of Environmental Conservation. Chapter 16. Do-Not-Resuscitate Protocol and Identification. Rule 7 AAC 16.010. Do-not-resuscitate protocol 7 AAC 16.020. Department-approved DNR program 7 AAC 16.090. Definitions 7 AAC 16.010. Do-not-resuscitate protocol. (a) This section, and the Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Program, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 16.020, establish the do-not-resuscitate (DNR) protocol for a health care provider to withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation under AS 13.52.065. The health care provider implementing the protocol shall comply with applicable state and federal laws and regulations related to the provision of or withholding of care. (b) Unless exempted under (c) of this section, a health care provider must first clearly confirm the identity of a patient by one of the following methods:

(1) the patient communicating the patient’s name;

(2) the patient’s hospital or other institutional identification arm band;

(3) the patient being personally known to the physician or other health care provider;

(4) the patient’s driver’s license or credit card;

(5) another person having identified the patient. (c) If a patient is unconscious or otherwise unresponsive to questions regarding the patient’s identity, a health care provider may rely solely on the department-approved DNR necklace or bracelet worn by the patient, without using other methods to identify the patient. (d) Once a patient’s identity is determined under (b) or (c) of this section, a health care provider shall examine the patient, patient’s available medical records, and other sources to determine the patient’s DNR status. The patient’s DNR status and the patient’s desire for resuscitative efforts may be determined using the following: