It was the Texas version of “POLST” (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment), a national initiative to improve advance care planning processes. Since these processes are regulated by the state, each state must adopt its own form to be compliant with state law.

Nearly all states are working to grow adoption of POLST as a way to help patients, families and clinicians dealing with serious progressive illness and/or frailty. This map provides an easy way to access the website for POLST in your state or to contact your state leaders.

The POLST decision-making process is for patients who are at risk for a life-threatening clinical event because they have a serious life-limiting medical condition, which may include advanced frailty (www.polst.org/guidance-appropriate-patients-pdf).

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Aug 28, 2024 · The goal of this activity is to grow the use of POLST and education about its benefits in the state of Texas. The online enduring activity will address how to overcome barriers regarding the legal status of orders, practical usage as a best practice, and comfort in using and having conversations about POLST.

Texas POLST and DNR Forms. Portable medical orders like POLST and DNR ensure that your loved one's medical treatment and resuscitation preferences are consistently followed.

Hospice Austin and Austin Palliative Care are now using POLST with their patients. See the “News” tab for further information.

Jun 5, 2020 · POLST forms are medical orders that your provider uses to tell another provider what treatments you want when you cannot speak for yourself. Since the POLST form is how your provider tells

We advocate for and educate about meaningful conversations between patients, the people that matter to them and their caregivers that are documented by advance care plans and when appropriate, POLST, a portable medical order set.

A Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a medical order and is available to people with advanced illnesses — it specifies the type of care a person would like in an emergency medical situation.