DPH workgroup finalizes MOLST slide decks, flags legal review and digital-first rollout

Members of a Department of Public Health education subgroup met to finalize a uniform slide deck and related training materials for the state’s MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) form.

The group focused on three delivery items: standardizing titles and slide formatting across overview and provider decks, ensuring training materials match revisions to the 2025 MOLST form, and adopting a "digital-first" approach so a fillable PDF can be uploaded to a patient’s record. The committee agreed the slide decks will be paired — an overview for all audiences followed by a provider-specific section — and that the presentation should direct viewers to the MOLST resource web page once links are updated.

Why it mattered: the workgroup said the slides and the form must be consistent with statutory language and the program’s policies before broader release. Multiple participants urged a formal legal review to resolve precise statutory terms (for example, how to describe the role and standard for a legally authorized representative) and to confirm wording changed at prior meetings.

Key decisions and next steps - Finalize overview slides and proceed to provider slides;…