• Know Your MOLST

    Successful end-of-life care begins with advance care planning. One of the advance care planning tools is the MOLST form. Should the MOLST form be a part of your advance care planning? Knowledge is power.Take our quiz and see how much you already know about MOLST forms.
  • 1. MOLST stands for Medical Orders for Life Saving Treatment
  • 2. Everyone should sign a MOLST
  • 3. No one is required to sign a MOLST form.
  • 4. The MOLST form is signed by you and two witnesses.
  • 5. When you sign a MOLST form it goes into effect immediately.
  • 6. All doctors and nurses must follow the orders on a MOLST form.
  • 7. A MOLST form expires one year after it is signed.
  • 8. Having an advance directive or health proxy is preferable to having a MOLST form.
  • 9. The MOLST form goes into effect when you can no longer make decisions for yourself.
  • 10. The MOLST order is valid anywhere in the state.
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