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Old 04-20-2025, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by maggie1 View Post
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.