(A) A health care provider and an EMS personnel shall follow the request of the patient or, if the patient is a child, the parent or legal guardian with the legal authority to make medical decisions for the child and must not provide resuscitative measures when the patient has a "do not resuscitate order for emergency medical services" or is wearing a "do not resuscitate bracelet", except where the:
(1) order is revoked pursuant to Section 44-78-60; or
(2) bracelet, when applicable, appears to have been tampered with or removed.
(B) A health care provider or EMS personnel who cannot honor the order or bracelet immediately must transfer care of the patient to an EMS personnel or health care provider who will honor the order or bracelet.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 485, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 233 (H.4773), Section 8, eff June 3, 2016; 2022 Act No. 122 (S.508), Section 4, eff March 14, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 122, Section 4, in (A), inserted "or, if the patient is a child, the parent or legal guardian with the legal authority to make medical decisions for the child" following "request of the patient".
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 78 - Emergency Services Non-resuscitation Order
Section 44-78-10. Short title.
Section 44-78-15. Definitions.
Section 44-78-25. Duties of EMS personnel when presented with "do not resuscitate order".
Section 44-78-40. Full resuscitative measures required in absence of order or bracelet.
Section 44-78-60. Means of revocation of "do not resuscitate order for emergency services".