S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-7.700.706

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-7.700.706 - Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST). (II)

A. EMT-basics, AEMTs, and Paramedics shall deem a POST form executed in South Carolina as provided in the POST Act or a similar form executed in another jurisdiction in compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction. EMT-basics, AEMTs, and Paramedics shall accept a completed, executed, and signed POST form deemed as valid expression of a Patient's wishes as to health care.

B. EMT-basics, AEMTs, and Paramedics may accept a properly executed POST form as a valid expression of whether the Patient consents to the provision of health care in accordance with Section 44-66-60 of the Adult Health Care Consent Act.

C. An EMT-basic, AEMT, or Paramedic who is unwilling to comply with an executed POST form based on policy, religious beliefs, or moral convictions shall contact the Patient's health care representative, health care agent, or the person authorized to make health care decisions for the Patient pursuant to Section 44-66-30 of the Adult Health Care Consent Act, and the EMT-basic, AEMT, or Paramedic shall allow the transfer of the Patient pursuant to S.C. Code Section 44-80-40.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-7.700.706

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.