Updated July 19, 2023
The Iowa do not resuscitate (DNR) order form is a type of advance directive certified by a patient’s physician alerting all medical personnel that resuscitative procedures are not to be used in the event that the patient’s heart or breathing stops. A DNR is almost exclusively used in cases where a patient is terminally ill or has a condition that will lead to further complications if CPR is administered. It would benefit the patient to order an identifier through MedicAlert so that emergency personnel and health care providers can quickly recognize whether or not a person has a DNR order. ‘Uniform identifier’s’ can be ordered by sending in a completed MedicAlert Application Form (form must be printed out before completed) along with the completed DNR form.
Laws – § 144A.7A
Required to Sign – Physician.
How to Write
Step 1 – Download the Iowa DNR order form in PDF.
Step 2 – Enter the following information into the applicable fields in the top section of the form:
- Date of order
- Patient full name
- Patient address
- Patient date of birth
- Patient gender
- Name of care facility (if applicable)
Step 3 – The attending physician must sign their name, enter the date, type out their printed name, and provide their telephone number in the spaces provided.
Step 4 – The patient has the option of selecting up to four (4) individuals to whom authorization will be given to revoke this DNR at any point in time. Creating a list of names could help prevent any uncertainty in the event that the patient becomes incapacitated and unable to make their own decisions.
