GField 33- Life-Saving Measures (DNR)

If the Cabinet has been granted the authority by the court to make healthcare decisions, the individual under guardianship’s code status will always be Full Code unless:

1. The individual had executed an advance directive prior to being declared disabled which has been reviewed for validity by the DAIL Nurse Consultant;
2. A health care surrogate designated by the individual has executed an advance directive which has been reviewed for validity by the DAIL Nurse Consultant ; 
3. A prior court-appointed guardian of the individual has executed an advance directive concerning the individual under guardianship which has been reviewed for validity by the DAIL Nurse Consultant; or
4. A Cabinet nurse consultant or the Guardianship Advisory Committee, as determined by the DAIL Commissioner, has determined the individual meets the criteria as defined in the Cabinet Protocol for Making Health Care Decisions to be changed to code status of Do Not Resuscitate.

Do not resuscitate (DNR) means that if the heart stops beating or if breathing stops no medical procedure to restart breathing or heart function, more specifically the insertion of a tube into the lungs, or electrical shocking of the heart or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) will be started. Having a DNR code status will not prevent medical personnel from providing other medical care.