RESOURCES FOR THE S.C. PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT (POST)
What is POST?
The South Carolina Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment, or POST, is a standardized medical order designed for use as a part of advance care planning. POST is not an advance directive. It allows patients with a serious illness to choose which medical treatment(s) they want to receive and identify those they do not. POST also provides direction to health care providers for patients with a serious illness and is a portable document that transfers with the patient.
Having a POST is completely voluntary for patients and cannot be required. As a component of advance care planning, this form can be completed following a structured, meaningful conversation by a trained facilitator or qualified health care professional. The goal is to help the patient explore values, preferences and goals of care to ensure the POST is a valid expression of the patient’s wishes.
POST can be voided or changed at any time. It is a portable, legal form that can be stored with the patient and their health care providers, Health Care Power of Attorney and/or loved ones. It can also be housed online in our secure, HIPAA-compliant eRegistry (see below).
Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST)
My Life My Choices is the Advance Care Planning (ACP) platform of the South Carolina Care for the Seriously Ill (CSI) Coalition. My Life My Choices provides health care providers with training on conducting serious illness conversations and POST implementation as well as incorporation into the South Carolina ACP eRegistry.
Access our FREE online course offering an overview of South Carolina’s POST Form. »
Please contact us at support@mylifemychoices.org for more information on training opportunities, registering your organization for the eRegistry, or more information on CSI.
South Carolina Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST)
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Background - POST Act
Effective May 24, 2019, the Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) Act was enacted by adding Chapter 80 to Title 44 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, to enable certain persons to execute a POST form signed by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse that sets forth the patient’s wishes as to health care when the patient has been diagnosed with a serious illness or, based upon medical diagnosis, may be expected to lose capacity within twelve months.
The POST Act requires the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to oversee the POST form and carry out other related responsibilities.
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