Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY |
CHAPTER449. Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities |
WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT |
NRS449.620. Revocation of declaration; entry of revocation in medical records of declarant.
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1. A declarant may revoke a declaration at any time and in any manner, without regard to his or her mental or physical condition. A revocation is effective upon its communication to the attending physician or other provider of health care by the declarant or a witness to the revocation.
2. The attending physician or other provider of health care shall make the revocation a part of the declarant’s medical record.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 760; A 1987, 1309; 1991, 635)