Hi Everyone,
I work in a nursing home. We have a patient whose MOLST is from 5/2022 and states she has capacity. Every regulatory visit note starting in 7/2022 states she has severe dementia and cannot contribute to patient history or ROS, but her MOLST has not been updated. Her son, who is her HCP, has been making medical decisions for her. He is going out of the country for a few months and wants to name his sister as secondary HCP so she can make decisions while his is gone. I thought the MOLST trumped almost everything, which means we would need her signature on any paperwork appointing a secondary HCP. Our provider states that the physician notes on the regulatory visit would outweigh the MOLST.
I haven't been able to find anything addressing a situation like this regarding the MOLST. I would appreciate any advice or feedback. Thank you so much in advance!
Teresa
I work in a nursing home. We have a patient whose MOLST is from 5/2022 and states she has capacity. Every regulatory visit note starting in 7/2022 states she has severe dementia and cannot contribute to patient history or ROS, but her MOLST has not been updated. Her son, who is her HCP, has been making medical decisions for her. He is going out of the country for a few months and wants to name his sister as secondary HCP so she can make decisions while his is gone. I thought the MOLST trumped almost everything, which means we would need her signature on any paperwork appointing a secondary HCP. Our provider states that the physician notes on the regulatory visit would outweigh the MOLST.
I haven't been able to find anything addressing a situation like this regarding the MOLST. I would appreciate any advice or feedback. Thank you so much in advance!
Teresa