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(1) a department-approved DNR form for the patient;

(2) a department-approved DNR card for the patient;

(3) a department-approved DNR necklace or bracelet worn, or carried, by the patient;

(4) the department’s Alaska POLST (Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) Form, dated January 4, 2024 and adopted by reference;

(5) an attending physician’s, attending advanced practice registered nurse’s, or attending physician assistant’s DNR order, if

(A) the order is in writing and a copy has been provided or seen by the physician or other health care provider; or

(B) a verbal order has been issued directly to a health care provider by the attending physician, attending advanced practice registered nurse, or attending physician assistant;

(6) a DNR, POLST, or MOLST order or identification for the patient that is executed or issued in another state or a territory or possession of the United States and that meets the requirements of AS 13.52.150. (e) A health care provider shall immediately proceed with patient assessment and care, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, until the information required under (b) — (d) of this section is obtained. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) need not be started or continued if the health care provider determines that it would be futile. (f) After establishing that a patient is a qualified DNR patient under AS 13.52 and this chapter, a health care provider may not attempt CPR for a patient who does not have a pulse or is not breathing. The DNR order does not affect other care or services that the health care provider has determined are appropriate for the patient and may lawfully be performed by that provider. (g) A qualified DNR patient, or the patient’s attending physician, attending advanced practice registered nurse, or attending physician assistant may revoke the patient’s DNR status at any time and in any manner in accordance with AS 13.52. (Eff. 10/10/96, Register 140; am 5/6/2021, Register 238; am 5/26/2024, Register 250) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 13.52.060 AS 13.52.100 AS 13.52.135

AS 13.52.065 AS 13.52.110 AS 13.52.140

AS 13.52.080 AS 13.52.120 AS 13.52.150