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Does the MOLST form have to be bright pink? No. MOLST forms executed on any color of paper or electronic versions are valid.

Deciding About Health Care: A Guide for Patients and Families. Patient Rights/Responsibilities. Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)

Does the MOLST form have to be bright pink? No. MOLST forms executed on any color of paper or electronic versions are valid.

Patients who are appropriate for MOLST should have an up-to-date health care proxy in case MOLST orders need to be revised after the patient loses capacity. MOLST is not an Advance Directive. Learn more about the differences between MOLST and advance directives here.

As a result of legislation signed by Governor Cuomo in 2019, beginning June 17, 2020, a physician assistant can exercise substantially the same authority as an attending nurse practitioner under current NYS law. ... We are working with the Department of Health to align the MOLST documents with the new laws.

MOLST orders completed in accordance with New York law remain valid when the patient transitions from one health care setting to another. Non hospital DNR orders, including those on a MOLST form, must be reviewed by a physician, or nurse practitioner at least every 90 days.

A physician or nurse practitioner must sign the MOLST form. All health care professionals must follow these medical orders as the patient moves from one location to another, unless a physician or nurse practitioner examines the patient, reviews the orders, and changes them.

Unlike the Nonhospital Order Not to Resuscitate, the MOLST form documents DNI orders and orders regarding other life-sustaining treatment, in addition to DNR orders.

The MOLST form is a bright pink medical order form signed by a New York State licensed physician, or nurse practitioner, or a border state physician that tells others the patient´s medical orders for life sustaining treatment.

Unlike the Nonhospital Order Not to Resuscitate, the MOLST form documents DNI orders and orders regarding other life-sustaining treatment, in addition to DNR orders.