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A legal document for people with advanced progressive illnesses that specifies the type of care they would like in an emergency medical situation; it also goes by: MOST, MOLST, POST and TPOPP.

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What's A "Physicians Orders For Life Sustaining Treatment"?

A POLST form is a legal document for people with an advanced progressive or terminal illnesses and specifies the type of care a...

State-by-State POLST Forms

A Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a legal document for people with advanced illnesses that...

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California's New POLST Form Is Now In Effect

Attention California residents: It's time to discard your old Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms...
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