Tag: Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)

• How do I complete a MOLST?

  Completion of the MOLST begins with a conversation or a series of conversations between the patient (or the patient’s health care agent or surrogate) and...

• Is a MOLST helpful for New Yorkers without a health care agent?

  As this is a medical order, it can be of particular benefit to New Yorkers with a serious illness that do not have anyone they...

• Can a MOLST replace a Health Care Proxy Form?

  The MOLST does not replace a Health Care Proxy Form (it cannot be used to appoint a decision-maker). The MOLST form must be signed by...

• What are Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)?

  The MOLST form was created in 2008, but most people are unaware of its existence; even some doctors and eldercare lawyers have never heard of...