(a) In the event of a disagreement between the patient's authorized representative and the patient's health-care practitioner concerning the patient's decision-making capacity or the appropriate interpretation and application of the terms of a completed DMOST form regarding the patient's course of treatment, the parties:
(1) May seek to resolve the disagreement by means of procedures and practices established by the health-care institution, including, but not limited to, consultation with an institutional ethics committee, or with an individual designated by the health-care institution for this purpose; or
(2) May seek resolution by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) A health-care provider involved in the patient's care or an administrator of a health-care institution may seek to resolve a disagreement concerning the appropriate interpretation and application of the terms of a completed DMOST form to the patient's course of treatment in the same manner as set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 25A. DELAWARE MEDICAL ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT ACT
§ 2502A. Statement of purpose.
§ 2504A. Duty of patient's authorized representative.
§ 2505A. Powers and duties of Department of Health and Social Services.
§ 2506A. Powers and duties of the Department of State.
§ 2507A. Delaware Health Information Network.
§ 2509A. Mandatory elements of DMOST forms.
§ 2510A. Recognition of medical orders from other states.
§ 2511A. Modification or revocation of DMOST forms.
§ 2512A. Resolution of conflicts.
§ 2513A. Conflicting directives.