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Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST)
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The POST is a standardized physician order that directs the patient’s life-sustaining treatment
if the patient lacks capacity to make decisions about their care. The POST is similar to but broader
than a traditional DNR order: the POST form allows the patient and the physician to include more
specific treatment directions than a traditional DNR. In addition, unlike the Comfort One program,
the new POST applies in any care setting, whether at home or in a facility. (I.C. § 39-4514(8)).
Thus, the new POST form supplements other advance directives (e.g., a living will or durable
power of attorney for healthcare), and replaces the existing DNR/Comfort One model as the
standard “do not resuscitate” order in Idaho. (See id. at § 39-4512B(2)). All facilities must
accept a properly executed POST form as a DNR order, and providers and EMS personnel cannot
require additional or alternative forms before honoring the patient’s wishes. (Id.).
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