continued The goal should be subtracting anything that creates a barrier to POLST portability and simplicity. Going back to the national form, while there are several states that have already adopted or adapted the national form (and a few more getting ready to announce), not all POLST Programs are able to easily adopt the national POLST form because legislative or regulatory barriers. There is momentum but the process may take years. If you want to find out what is going in in your state, connect with your leadership: https://polst.org/state-programs/ Thank you to The Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation for supporting the National POLST form project. Some POLST resources that may be valuable: ▌ Appropriate POLST Use Policy. ▌ National POLST Form & Guide. Amy Vandenbroucke, JD, is the Executive Director of National POLST which supports the work of National POLST and serves as a resource to all POLST Programs. 36 Newsline / Fall 2021https://www.polst.org/state-programs/ https://www.polst.org/appropriate-use-pdf https://www.polst.org/national-form