NRS 449.691. Definitions.

NRS 449.6912. “Attending physician” defined.

NRS 449.6915. “Do-not-resuscitate identification” defined.

NRS 449.6916. “Do-not-resuscitate order” defined.

NRS 449.6918. “Emergency care” defined.

NRS 449.692. “Health care facility” defined.

NRS 449.6922. “Incompetent” defined.

NRS 449.6924. “Life-resuscitating treatment” defined.

NRS 449.6925. “Life-sustaining treatment” defined.

NRS 449.6928. “Other types of advance directives” defined.

NRS 449.693. “Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form” or “POLST form” defined.

NRS 449.6932. “Provider of health care” defined.

NRS 449.6934. “Representative of the patient” defined.

NRS 449.694. Board required to prescribe standardized POLST form; requirements.

NRS 449.6942. Physician required to explain POLST form under certain circumstances and to complete POLST form upon request of patient; validity.

NRS 449.6944. Revocation of POLST form; entry of revocation in medical records of patient.

NRS 449.6946. Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification.

NRS 449.6948. Immunity from civil and criminal liability and discipline for unprofessional conduct.

NRS 449.695. Provider of health care required to comply with valid POLST form; modification by physician; transfer of care of patient; exceptions.

NRS 449.6952. Assumption of validity of POLST form; presumption of intent of patient not created if patient has revoked or not executed POLST form.

NRS 449.6954. 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.

NRS 449.6956. Unlawful acts; penalty.

NRS 449.6958. 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.

NRS 449.696. Validity of POLST form executed in another state.

NRS 449.697. Regulations.