West Virginia HB5447 updates the Do Not Resuscitate Act to include new categories for do-not-resuscitate orders.
West Virginia HB5447 amends the Do Not Resuscitate Act to add explicit recognition of Do-not-resuscitate -Comfort Care Arrest (DNR-CCA) and Do-not-resuscitate -Comfort Care (DNR-CC) orders. This bill requires health care providers to comply with these orders when presented in various forms. It mandates that hospitals and other health-care facilities adopt or amend internal policies to reflect the availability of these two-tier code status orders.
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