Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 127 § 127.533 — Duties; advance directive elements; reports

Duties; advance directive elements; reports. (1) In accordance with public notice and stakeholder participation requirements prescribed by the Oregon Health Authority, the Advance Directive Advisory Committee established under ORS 127.532 shall: (a) Advise the Legislative Assembly regarding the form of an advance directive to be used in this state; (b) Review the form set forth in ORS 127.529 not less than once every four years for the purpose of recommending changes to the form that the advisory committee determines are necessary; and (c) Prepare written materials that provide information regarding advance directives to assist the public with completing the advance directive form. (2) At a minimum, the form of an advance directive recommended under this section must contain the following elements: (a) A statement about the purposes of the advance directive, including: (A) A statement about the purpose of the principal’s appointment of a health care representative to make health care decisions for the principal if the principal becomes incapable; (B) A statement about the priority of health care representative appointment in ORS 127.635 (2) in the event the principal becomes incapable and does not have a valid health care representative appointment; (C) A statement about the purpose of the principal’s expression of the principal’s values and beliefs with respect to health care decisions and the principal’s preferences for health care; (D) A statement about the purpose of the principal’s expression of the principal’s preferences with respect to placement in a care home or a mental health facility; (E) A statement that advises the principal that the advance directive allows the principal to document the principal’s preferences, but is not a POLST, as defined in ORS 127.663; (F) A statement that the information described in subsection (1)(c) of this section is available on the Oregon Health Authority’s website; and (G) A statement explaining that the principal may attach supplementary material describing the principal’s treatment preferences to the advance directive and that any attached supplementary material will be considered a part of the advance directive, consistent with ORS 127.505 (2)(b). (b) A statement explaining the execution formalities under ORS 127.515, including that, to be effective, the advance directive must be: (A) Signed by the principal; and (B) Either witnessed and signed by at least two adults or notarized. (c) A statement explaining the acceptance formalities under ORS 127.525, including that, to be effective, the appointment of a health care representative or an alternate health care representative must be accepted by the health care representative or the alternate health care representative. (d) A statement explaining ORS 127.545, including that the advance directive, once executed, supersedes any previously executed advance directive. (e) The name, date of birth, address and other contact information of the principal. (f) The name, address and other contact information of any health care representative or any alternate health care representative appointed by the principal. (g) A section providing the principal with an opportunity to state the principal’s values and beliefs with respect to health care decisions, including the opportunity to describe the principal’s preferences, by completing a checklist, by providing instruction through narrative or other means, or by any combination of methods used to describe the principal’s preferences, regarding: (A) When the principal wants all reasonably available health care necessary to preserve life and recover; (B) When the principal wants all reasonably available health care necessary to treat chronic conditions; (C) When the principal wants to specifically limit health care necessary to preserve life and recover, including artificially administered nutrition and hydration, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and transport to a hospital; and (D) When the principal desires comfort care instead of health care necessary to preserve life. (h) A section where the principal and the witnesses or notary may sign the advance directive, consistent with the execution formalities required under ORS 127.515. (i) A section where any health care representative or any alternate health care representative appointed by the principal may accept the appointment, consistent with the requirements under ORS 127.525. (3)(a) In recommending changes to the form of an advance directive under this section, the advisory committee shall use plain language, such as “tube feeding” and “life support.” (b) As used in this subsection: (A) “Life support” means life-sustaining procedures. (B) “Tube feeding” means artificially administered nutrition and hydration. (4) In recommending changes to the form of an advance directive under this section, the advisory committee shall use the components of the form for app