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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-78-10 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Order Act.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-78-15 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: (1) "Do not resuscitate bracelet" or "bracelet" means a standardized identification bracelet that: (a) meets the specifications established under Section 44-78-30(B) or that is approved by the department under Section 44-78-30(B); (b) bears the inscriptio…
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-78-20 Terminal patient may request health care provider execute "do not resuscitate order for emergency services"; conditions; "do not resuscitate bracelet"; parents or legal guardians
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(A) Except as prohibited in subsections (C) and (D), a patient who has a terminal condition, a surrogate for a patient with a terminal condition under the Adult Health Care Consent Act, an agent of a patient with a terminal condition named by the patient in a Health Care Power of…
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-78-25 Duties of EMS personnel when presented with "do not resuscitate order"
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When called to render emergency medical services, EMS personnel must not use any resuscitative treatment if the patient has a "do not resuscitate order for emergency services" and the document is presented to the EMS personnel upon their arrival or if the patient is wearing a do …