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NV Rev Stat § 449A.515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.515 - "Do-not-resuscitate identification" defined.

Do-not-resuscitate identification has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.410.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6915)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.518 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.518 - "Do-not-resuscitate order" defined.

Do-not-resuscitate order has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.420.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6916)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.521 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.521 - "Emergency care" defined.

Emergency care means the use of life-resuscitating treatment and other immediate treatment provided in response to a sudden, acute and unanticipated medical emergency in order to avoid injury, impairment or death.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6918)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.524 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.524 - "Health care facility" defined.

Health care facility has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 162A.740.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.692)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.527 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.527 - "Life-resuscitating treatment" defined.

Life-resuscitating treatment has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.450.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6924)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.530 - "Life-sustaining treatment" defined.

Life-sustaining treatment has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449A.418.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6925)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.533 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.533 - "Other types of advance directives" defined.

Other types of advance directives means an advance directive as defined in NRS 449A.703, but does not include a POLST form.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6928)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.536 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.536 - "Physician assistant" defined.

Physician assistant means a person who holds a license as a physician assistant pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 456)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.539 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.539 - "Provider of health care" defined.

Provider of health care means an individual who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or allowed by law to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession, and includes a person who:  1. Is described in NRS 629.031; or  2. Administers emergency medical services as defined in NRS 450B.460.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6932)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.542 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.542 - "Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form" or "POLST form" defined.

Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form or "POLST form" means the form prescribed pursuant to NRS 449A.548 that:  1. Records the wishes of the patient; and  2. Directs a provider of health care regarding the provision of life-resuscitating treatment and life-sustaining treatment.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2284; A 2017, 456, 1762) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.693)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.545 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.545 - "Representative of the patient" defined.

Representative of the patient means a legal guardian of the patient, a person designated by the patient to make decisions governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment pursuant to NRS 449A.433 or a person given power of attorney to make decisions concerning health care for the patient pursuant to NRS 162A.700 to 162A.870, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2285) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6934)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.548 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.548 - Board to prescribe standardized POLST form; requirements.

The Board shall prescribe a standardized Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form, commonly known as a POLST form, which:  1. Is uniquely identifiable and has a uniform color;  2. Provides a means by which to indicate whether the patient has made an anatomical gift pursuant to NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive;  3. Gives direction to a provider of health care or health care facility regarding the use of emergency care and life-sustaining treatment;   4. Is intended to be honored by any provider of health care who treats the patient in any health-care setting, including, without limitation, the patient’s residence, a health care facility or the scene of a medical emergency; and  5. Includes such other features and information as the Board may deem advisable.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2285; A 2017, 456, 1762) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.694)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.554 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.554 - Revocation of POLST form; entry of revocation in medical records of patient.

  1. A Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form may be revoked at any time and in any manner by:  (a) The patient who executed it or for whom a representative or surrogate executed it pursuant to NRS 449A.551, if the patient is 18 years of age or older and the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse determines that the patient has the capacity to make decisions regarding his or her wishes for the provision of life-resuscitating treatment and life-sustaining treatment;  (b) Without regard to the patient’s age or physical condition, if the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse determines that the patient lacks the capacity to make decisions regarding his or her wishes for the provision of life-resuscitating treatment and life-sustaining treatment, the representative of the patient; or  (c) If the patient is less than 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian of the patient.  2. The revocation of a POLST form is effective upon the communication to a provider of health care, by the patient or a person authorized to revoke a POLST form pursuant to subsection 1, of the desire to revoke the form. The provider of health care to whom the revocation is communicated shall:  (a) Make the revocation a part of the medical record of the patient; or  (b) Cause the revocation to be made a part of the medical record of the patient.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2285; A 2017, 459, 1763, 3922) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6944)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.557 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.557 - Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification.

  1. If a valid Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form sets forth a declaration, direction or order which conflicts with a declaration, direction or order set forth in one or more of the other types of advance directives:  (a) The declaration, direction or order set forth in the document executed most recently is valid; and  (b) Any other declarations, directions or orders that do not conflict with a declaration, direction or order set forth in another document referenced in this subsection remain valid.  2. If a valid POLST form sets forth a declaration, direction or order to provide life-resuscitating treatment to a patient who also possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification, a provider of health care shall provide life-resuscitating treatment if the declaration, direction or order to provide life-resuscitating treatment set forth in the valid POLST form was executed more recently than the issuance of the do-not-resuscitate identification.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2286; A 2017, 459, 1763) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6946)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.560 - Immunity from civil and criminal liability and from discipline for unprofessional conduct.

  1. A provider of health care is not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to civil or criminal liability if:  (a) The provider of health care withholds emergency care or life-sustaining treatment:  (1) In compliance with a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form and the provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive; or  (2) In violation of a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form if the provider of health care is acting in accordance with a declaration, direction or order set forth in one or more of the other types of advance directives and:  (I) Complies with the provisions of NRS 449A.563; or   (II) Reasonably and in good faith, at the time the emergency care or life-sustaining treatment is withheld, is unaware of the existence of the POLST form or believes that the POLST form has been revoked pursuant to NRS 449A.554; or  (b) The provider of health care provides emergency care or life-sustaining treatment:  (1) Pursuant to an oral or written request made by the patient, the representative of the patient, or a parent or legal guardian of the patient, who may revoke the POLST form pursuant to NRS 449A.554;  (2) Pursuant to an observation that the patient, the representative of the patient or a parent or legal guardian of the patient has revoked, or otherwise indicated that he or she wishes to revoke, the POLST form pursuant to NRS 449A.554; or  (3) In violation of a POLST form, if the provider of health care reasonably and in good faith, at the time the emergency care or life-sustaining treatment is provided, is unaware of the existence of the POLST form or believes that the POLST form has been revoked pursuant to NRS 449A.554.  2. A health care facility, ambulance service, fire-fighting agency or other entity that employs a provider of health care is not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to civil or criminal liability for the acts or omissions of the employee carried out in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2286; A 2017, 459, 1763) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6948)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.563 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.563 - Provider of health care required to comply with valid POLST form; modification by provider; transfer of care of patient; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 449A.557, a provider of health care shall comply with a valid Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form, regardless of whether the provider of health care is employed by a health care facility or other entity affiliated with the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse who executed the POLST form.  2. A physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse may medically evaluate the patient and, based upon the evaluation, may recommend new orders consistent with the most current information available about the patient’s health status and goals of care. Before making a modification to a valid POLST form, the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse shall consult the patient or, if the patient lacks decisional capacity, shall make a reasonable attempt to consult the representative of the patient and the patient’s attending physician, attending physician assistant or attending advanced practice registered nurse.  3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a provider of health care who is unwilling or unable to comply with a valid POLST form shall take all reasonable measures to transfer the patient to a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or health care facility so that the POLST form will be followed.  4. Life-sustaining treatment must not be withheld or withdrawn pursuant to a POLST form of a patient known to the attending physician, attending physician assistant or attending advanced practice registered nurse to be pregnant, so long as it is probable that the fetus will develop to the point of live birth with the continued application of life-sustaining treatment.  5. Nothing in this section requires a provider of health care to comply with a valid POLST form if the provider of health care does not have actual knowledge of the existence of the form.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2287; A 2017, 460, 1764, 3922) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.695)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.566 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.566 - Assumption of validity of POLST form; presumption of intent of patient not created if patient has revoked or not executed POLST form.

  1. Unless he or she has knowledge to the contrary, a provider of health care may assume that a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form complies with the provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, and is valid.  2. The provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, do not create a presumption concerning the intention of a:  (a) Patient if the patient, the representative of the patient or a parent or legal guardian of the patient has revoked the POLST form pursuant to NRS 449A.554; or  (b) Person who has not executed a POLST form,  concerning the use or withholding of emergency care or life-sustaining treatment.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2287; A 2017, 461, 1765) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6952)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.569 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.569 - Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of POLST form on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of POLST form prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care.

  1. Death that results when emergency care or life-sustaining treatment has been withheld pursuant to a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form and in accordance with the provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, does not constitute a suicide or homicide.  2. The execution of a POLST form does not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of life insurance or an annuity, nor does it affect, impair or modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance or an annuity. A policy of life insurance or an annuity is not legally impaired or invalidated if emergency care or life-sustaining treatment has been withheld from an insured who has executed a POLST form, notwithstanding any term in the policy or annuity to the contrary.  3. A person may not prohibit or require the execution of a POLST form as a condition of being insured for, or receiving, health care.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2287; A 2017, 461, 1765) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6954)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.572 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.572 - Unlawful acts; penalty.

  1. It is unlawful for:  (a) A provider of health care to willfully fail to transfer the care of a patient in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 449A.563.  (b) A person to willfully conceal, cancel, deface or obliterate a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form without the consent of the patient who executed the form.  (c) A person to falsify or forge the POLST form of another person, or willfully conceal or withhold personal knowledge of the revocation of the POLST form of another person, with the intent to cause the withholding or withdrawal of emergency care or life-sustaining treatment contrary to the wishes of the patient.  (d) A person to require or prohibit the execution of a POLST form as a condition of being insured for, or receiving, health care in violation of subsection 3 of NRS 449A.569.  (e) A person to coerce or fraudulently induce another to execute a POLST form.  2. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2288; A 2017, 461, 1765) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6956)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.575 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.575 - Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected.

The provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, do not:  1. Require a provider of health care to take any action contrary to reasonable medical standards;  2. Affect the responsibility of a provider of health care to provide treatment for a patient’s comfort or alleviation of pain;  3. Condone, authorize or approve mercy killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide;  4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.557, affect or impair any right created pursuant to the provisions of any other types of advance directives; or  5. Affect the right of a patient to make decisions concerning the use of emergency care or life-sustaining treatment, if he or she is able to do so.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2288) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6958)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.578 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.578 - Validity of POLST form executed in another state.

  1. A Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form executed in another state in compliance with the laws of that state or this State is valid for the purposes of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive.  2. As used in this section, "state" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2288; A 2017, 462, 1766) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.696)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.581 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.581 - Regulations.

The Board may adopt such regulations as it determines to be necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2288) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.697)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.600 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 449A.600 to 449A.645, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 449A.603 to 449A.615, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 690)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.603 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.603 - "Advance directive for psychiatric care" or "advance directive" defined.

Advance directive for psychiatric care or "advance directive" means a writing executed in accordance with the requirements of NRS 449A.618 pursuant to which the principal makes a declaration of instructions, information and preferences regarding his or her psychiatric care.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 690)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.606 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.606 - "Attending physician" defined.

Attending physician has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449A.412.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 690)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.609 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.609 - "Principal" defined.

Principal means the person who has executed an advance directive for psychiatric care.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 690)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.612 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.612 - "Provider of health care" defined.

Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449A.424.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 690)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.615 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.615 - "Psychiatric care" defined.

Psychiatric care means the provision of psychiatric services and psychiatric treatment and the administration of psychotropic medication.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 690)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.618 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.618 - Execution of advance directive; period of effectiveness.

  1. A person of sound mind who is 18 or more years of age or who has been declared emancipated pursuant to NRS 129.080 to 129.140, inclusive, may execute at any time an advance directive for psychiatric care. The principal may designate another natural person of sound mind and 18 or more years of age to make decisions governing the provision of psychiatric care. The advance directive must be signed by the principal, or another at the principal’s direction, and attested by two witnesses. Neither of the witnesses may be:  (a) The attending physician or provider of health care;  (b) An employee of the attending physician or provider of health care;  (c) An owner or operator of a medical facility in which the principal is a patient or resident or an employer of such an owner or operator; or  (d) A person appointed as an attorney-in-fact by the advance directive.  2. An advance directive becomes effective upon its proper execution and remains valid for a period of 2 years after the date of its execution unless revoked.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 690)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.624 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.624 - Requirements for advance directive to become operative; effect.

An advance directive for psychiatric care becomes operative when it is communicated to a physician or any other provider of health care and the principal is determined by two providers of health care, one of whom must be the attending physician or a licensed psychologist and the other of whom must be a physician, a physician assistant, a licensed psychologist, a psychiatrist or an advanced practice registered nurse who has the psychiatric training and experience prescribed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.120, to be no longer able to make or communicate decisions regarding the provision of psychiatric care. If the principal is determined to be no longer able to make or communicate decisions regarding the provision of psychiatric care and subsequently the principal’s attending physician or an advance practice registered nurse who has the psychiatric training and experience prescribed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.120 and has an established relationship with the principal determines that the principal has regained the ability to make or communicate decisions regarding the provision of psychiatric care, the advance directive is no longer operative. When the advance directive is operative, a physician and any other provider of health care shall act in accordance with the provisions of the advance directive and with the instructions of a person designated pursuant to NRS 449A.618, or comply with the requirements of NRS 449A.639 to transfer the care of the principal.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 696)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.627 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.627 - No presumption concerning intention of person without advance directive.

NRS 449A.600 to 449A.645, inclusive, create no presumption concerning the intention of a person who has revoked or has not executed an advance directive for psychiatric care.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 696)
NV Rev Stat § 449A.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients|NRS 449A.630 - Provider to make advance directive part of principal’s medical record.

Upon being presented with an advance directive for psychiatric care, an attending physician or other provider of health care shall make the advance directive a part of the principal’s medical record.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 696)