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State public‑health working group revises MOLST website, plans feedback and commissioner review after Labor Day
Summary
Members of a Department of Public Health working group edited language for the state’s MOLST webpage, agreed to solicit public and provider feedback on four draft documents (consumer, provider, EMS FAQs and a resources list) and set a timeline to finalize materials for commissioner review after Labor Day.
Members of a Department of Public Health working group spent a meeting reviewing draft text for the state’s Medical Orders for Life‑Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) webpage and agreed on next steps to solicit feedback and present the materials to the commissioner after Labor Day.
The group pared and reworded explanatory text to emphasize that MOLST is a medical order arising from a conversation about a patient’s wishes and goals of care, and that MOLST sits within the broader concept of advanced care planning. Participants agreed to move historical material about POLST to a history section, simplify language for general audiences, and retain a statement that MOLST is based on respect for patient autonomy.
Discussion and decisions
Participants reviewed headings, examples and draft paragraphs and debated where to place…
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