{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2221.02","heading":"Creation of a MOST Form.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nWithin 9 months after February 27, 2016, DOH shall develop, and make available online, a MOST Form and instructions for health care institutions, health care professionals, and patients and authorized representatives completing and using the MOST Form.\n(2)\nDOH shall evaluate the design and use of a MOST Form, including compliance or non-compliance with a MOST Form by EMS personnel and health care professionals, at least every 3 years.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nDOH shall require, and provide for, ongoing training of health care professionals and EMS personnel about best practices regarding the use of a MOST Form.\n(2)\nThe training shall include, at a minimum:\n(A)\nThe importance of talking to each patient or the patient's authorized representative about the patient's prognosis, the likely course of illness, and personal goals of care;\n(B)\nMethods for presenting choices for care that elicit information concerning each patient's preferences and respecting those preferences without directing patients toward a particular care option;\n(C)\nThe importance of fully informing patients about the benefits and risks of an immediately effective MOST Form;\n(D)\nAwareness of factors that may affect the use of a MOST Form, including race, ethnicity, age, gender, socioeconomic position, immigrant status, sexual orientation, language disability, homelessness, mental illness, and geographic area of residence; and\n(E)\nProcedures for properly completing and effectuating a MOST Form.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 22. Health-Care Decisions.","Subchapter II. MOST Form."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2221.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"de57f151d8be2b75d9f5e3685d709d6f0a4df7992c74f27c66b180aa5c2afae1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}