Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY |
CHAPTER450B. Emergency Medical Services |
WITHHOLDING LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT |
NRS450B.410. “Do-not-resuscitate identification” defined.
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- “Do-not-resuscitate identification” means:
1. A form of identification approved by the health authority, which signifies that:
(a) A person is a qualified patient who wishes not to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest; or
(b) The patient’s attending physician has:
(1) Issued a do-not-resuscitate order for the patient;
(2) Obtained the written approval of the patient concerning the order; and
(3) Documented the grounds for the order in the patient’s medical record.
2. The term also includes a valid do-not-resuscitate identification issued under the laws of another state.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 287)