Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a form that gives seriously-ill patients more control over their end-of-life care, including medical treatment, extraordinary measures (such as a ventilator or feeding tube) and CPR.

In January 2016, the California POLST form was revised to allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants – under the supervision of a physician and within their scope of practice – to sign POLST forms and make them actionable medical orders.

This dashboard shows the prevalence of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) documents in California, limited to residents in skilled nursing facilities (SNF). This file enables a comparison of the proportion of nursing home residents that are reported to have a completed POLST form in their medical chart, by county and year ...

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) can help do just that. POLST is a form that clearly states what kinds of medical treatment patients want toward the end of their lives.

The Physician’s Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) and the Commission on EMS, and developed by the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC).

Aug 19, 2024 · The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California is the home for POLST in California. POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order signed by both a patient and physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant that specifies the types of medical treatment a patient wishes to receive toward the end of life.

WHAT IS POLST? POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a physician order that gives patients more control over their end-of-life care. Produced on a distinctive bright pink form and signed by both the physician and patient, POLST specifies the types of medical treatment that a patient wishes to receive towards the end of life.

The department welcomes participation in this workgroup as the POLST program aims to ensure that seriously ill patients can make their wishes known about life-sustaining treatment and have those wishes honored across all healthcare settings.

Feb 11, 2022 · POLST is becoming better known, and more people have seen it used for a loved one, Thomas says. California’s 2021–2022 budget included funds to develop a statewide electronic registry of POLST forms.

The Coalition is the lead agency for implementation of POLST in California. This form is approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority in cooperation with the California Coalition for Compassionate Care and the statewide POLST Task Force.