NYSBA

Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

MOLST was created by the Community-wide End of Life Palliative Care Initiative to provide a single document that would function as an actionable medical order and could transition with a patient through all health care settings. It is intended that the form will be transported with the patient between different health care settings in order that their wishes for life-sustaining treatment and CPR will be clearly indicated.

MOLST has been modified to be consistent with the Family Health Care Decisions Act.

MOLST Instructions Legal Requirements Checklist (PDF)

For more information, go to the following sites:

www.health.state.ny.us/professionals/patients/patient_rights/molst

www.compassionandsupport.org/