FL H1339

Creates the Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Program within the Department of Health, establishing a standardized form for patients with terminal conditions or end-stage conditions to document end-of-life care preferences.

Authorizes specified personnel (hospital staff, home health agencies, emergency medical technicians, hospice workers, assisted living facilities, and licensed health care providers) to withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation based on valid POLST forms or do-not-resuscitate orders, with immunity from criminal prosecution or civil liability.

Requires POLST forms to be signed by both the patient's physician and the patient (or authorized legal representative), include physician certification of consultation about care goals, and expire within one year or upon completion of treatment; prohibits requiring POLST forms as a condition for medical treatment or admission.

Specifies that when POLST directives conflict with other advance directives, the most recently signed document takes precedence; establishes procedures for patient transfer with POLST form review and allows revocation through written notice, physical destruction, or oral expression.

Effective date is July 1, 2018.