Texas Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Form

Texas Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Form

Texas do not resuscitate form instructs health care professionals not to perform specified life-sustaining treatments. The out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate (OOH-DNR) order ensures that CPR, transcutaneous cardiac pacing, defibrillation, advanced airway management, and artificial ventilation will not be used if the patient’s heart or breathing stops.

Last updated July 4th, 2025

Texas do not resuscitate form instructs health care professionals not to perform specified life-sustaining treatments. The out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate (OOH-DNR) order ensures that CPR, transcutaneous cardiac pacing, defibrillation, advanced airway management, and artificial ventilation will not be used if the patient’s heart or breathing stops.

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Signing Requirements

The attending physician, the declarant, and two witnesses must sign the order.[1]

The declarant may have their signature acknowledged before a notary public in place of the two witnesses.

Revocation

The OOH-DNR Order can be revoked by verbally notifying responding health care personnel, destroying it, or removing any identifying devices.[2]

Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate (Preview)