Nevada Statutes

§ 41A.110 — Consent of patient: When conclusively established

Nevada·Title 3 REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS·Ch. 41A Actions

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 442.253, a physician licensed to practice medicine under the provisions of chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, or a dentist licensed to practice dentistry under the provisions of chapter 631 of NRS, has conclusively obtained the consent of a patient for a medical, surgical or dental procedure, as appropriate, if the physician or dentist has done the following:

1.Explained to the patient in general terms, without specific details, the procedure to be undertaken;
2.Explained to the patient alternative methods of treatment, if any, and their general nature;
3.Explained to the patient that there may be risks, together with the general nature and extent of the risks involved, without enumerating such risks; and
4.Obtained the signature of the patie

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HUMBOLDT GENERAL HOSP. VS. DIST. CT. (BARRETT)
2016 NV 53 (Nevada Supreme Court, 2016)

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1975, 408 ; A 1997, 1219 ; 1999, 5 ; 2007, 273 ; 2019, 1504 )

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