NRS449.6958. 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 449.691 to 449.697, 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 449.6946, 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)