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Originally Posted by jojoturf
Just experienced this in NY State. DNR has to be on bright pink paper signed by palliative care or other authority. EMT checked that document immediately upon entering the house. The DNR paragraph in his Living Will meant nothing. Sorry for this persons loss.
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This is crazy! Pink paper, yellow paper, white paper, and I imagine other states have a different color paper they would accept. If a person goes toes up in a state requiring a certain color of paper for a DNRO to be honored, and the party has a DNRO, but not in the correct color, the person could linger in the hospital for days before the end. Why in the world would there not be a standard form that would be honored by all states? This isn't a difficult problem to solve if only the states would use common sense, but I know common sense is not a strong point in government.