NRS449.6944. Revocation of POLST form; entry of revocation in medical records of patient.

      1.  A Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form may be revoked at any time and in any manner by:

      (a) The patient who executed it, if competent, without regard to his or her age or physical condition;

      (b) If the patient is incompetent, 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 witness to the revocation, 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)