SF508

Doctor's Orders

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 3/1994
Fillable fields
338
Pages
2
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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Standard Form 508 (SF 508): Doctor's Orders

Standard Form 508 (SF 508), Doctor's Orders, is a two-sided medical record sheet, Rev. 3/1994. Its footer reads Prescribed by GSA/ICMR, FIRMR (41 CFR) 201-9.202-1. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.

Each side is a table of orders with a start and stop date and time, an RX column, a Drug Orders column, and columns for the doctor's signature and the nurse's signature. The heading says Sign all orders. The front ends with the patient's identification, a register number and a ward number.

GSA's page says U.S. Government departments, agencies and offices can order printed copies through GSA Global Supply or GSA Advantage. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of Standard Form 508 (SF 508): Doctor's Orders, as printed by GSA

What's on SF 508

Date and time

Start and Stop columns under Date and Time on each row.

RX and drug orders

A narrow RX column and a wide Drug Orders column for the order on each row.

Doctor's and nurse's signatures

Two signature columns on each row, one headed Doctor's Signature and one headed Nurse's Signature.

Patient's identification

Name, grade, rank, rate and hospital or medical facility, with a register number and a ward number, at the bottom of the front.

Back of the form

The back repeats the same table of rows, headed Doctor's Orders (Sign all orders).

How to complete SF 508

  1. 1

    Identify the patient

    For typed or written entries, give the name (last, first, middle), grade, rank, rate and hospital or medical facility, plus the register and ward numbers.

  2. 2

    Enter the dates and times

    Use the Start and Stop columns under Date and Time on each row.

  3. 3

    Write the order

    Use the RX and Drug Orders columns for the order on that row.

  4. 4

    Sign each order

    The heading says Sign all orders. Each row has a Doctor's Signature column and a Nurse's Signature column.

  5. 5

    Continue on the back

    The front says to continue on the reverse side, which repeats the same table of rows.

The form prints one direction, Sign all orders. These steps follow its columns and blocks.

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Records, copies and what the form says

Where it goes

The PDF gives no filing address or routing instructions.

Ordering printed copies

GSA's page says U.S. Government Departments, Agencies, and Offices can place an order at www.gsaglobalsupply.gsa.gov or www.gsaadvantage.gov with either a government purchase card or AAC (Activity Address Code). The Stock Number is 7540-00-634-4121.

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GSA's page says Government Contractors will need to have their Government Department, Agency, or Office sponsor their request before placing an order.

Edition and prescribing rule

The footer reads Standard Form 508 (Rev. 3-94), Prescribed by GSA/ICMR, FIRMR (41 CFR) 201-9.202-1. GSA's page lists the current revision date as 03/1994.

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Who uses SF 508?

  • The doctor

    A Doctor's Signature column runs beside each order, and the heading says Sign all orders.

  • The nurse

    A Nurse's Signature column sits next to the doctor's signature on each row.

  • The patient

    For typed or written entries, the patient's identification asks for the name (last, first, middle), grade, rank, rate and hospital or medical facility.

  • The hospital or medical facility

    The facility is named in the patient's identification, next to a register number and a ward number.

The form does not say who writes the orders. Its columns and blocks name these roles and places.

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Questions about Form SF508

Who prescribes SF 508?

The footer says the form is prescribed by GSA/ICMR under FIRMR (41 CFR) 201-9.202-1. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.

Who signs SF 508?

The heading says Sign all orders. Each row has a Doctor's Signature column and a Nurse's Signature column.

What does each row record?

A start and stop date and time, an RX entry, the drug order, the doctor's signature and the nurse's signature.

How can a federal office get printed copies?

GSA's page says U.S. Government Departments, Agencies, and Offices can order at www.gsaglobalsupply.gsa.gov or www.gsaadvantage.gov with a government purchase card or AAC. The Stock Number is 7540-00-634-4121.

Is there space on the back?

The front says to continue on the reverse side, and the back repeats the same table of order rows.