California Health and Safety Code

§ 1862

HSC § 1862 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 2.5 · Ch. 14

Statute text

(a)The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall establish a POLST eRegistry, in consultation with the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California and other pertinent stakeholders, to operate a statewide electronic registry system for the purpose of collecting a patient’s POLST information received from a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or the designee of a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, and disseminating the information to an authorized user.

(b)The authority shall adopt regulations for the operation of the POLST eRegistry and shall hold at least one public hearing regarding the proposed regulations. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, standards and procedures regarding all of the following:

(1)The means by which initial or subsequent POLST information may be submitted to the POLST eRegistry, which shall include a method for electronic delivery of this information and the use of legally sufficient electronic signatures. Submitted information may include new, modified, updated, or voided POLST information.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 21. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.