Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Program

Our goal is to effectively communicate the wishes of seriously ill patients to have or to limit medical treatment as they move from one care setting to another.

POLST Paradigm forms are now available in many states and may have a different name. We use the term POLST Paradigm to describe these programs in general.

A sample of most website materials are available at no cost to help facilitate development of other POLST Paradigm programs. There may be a low cost for larger orders to help cover expenses of a state or regional program's coordinating center.

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    POLST Paradigm Program by State

    Click on a state for information about local POLST Paradigm Programs. Please note that some programs are statewide while others are limited to particular communities within a state.

    Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Western North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Western Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

    As of August 2007, 33 states have either been endorsed, are developing or have identified a contact as a POLST Paradigm Program.


    Oregon POLST Form

    Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a two-sided form designed to help health care professionals honor the end-of-life treatment desires of their patients. The form has physician orders that follow patient wishes and treatment intentions, and enhances the appropriateness and quality of patient care. More >>

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    The Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Program in New York has won a Telly Award for "Writing Your Final Chapter" produced by David Rose of POV-Rose Film and Dr. Pat Bomba.

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