Nevada § 449A.557 Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification

Nevada Statutes

§ 449A.557 — Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification

Nevada § 449A.557

Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 449ACare

PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449A.557 (2026).

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1. If a valid Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form sets forth a declaration, direction or order which conflicts with a declaration, direction or order set forth in one or more of the other types of advance directives:

(a)The declaration, direction or order set forth in the document executed most recently is valid; and

(b)Any other declarations, directions or orders that do not conflict with a declaration, direction or order set forth in another document referenced in this subsection remain valid. 2. If a valid POLST form sets forth a declaration, direction or order to provide life-resuscitating treatment to a patient who also possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification, a provider of health care shall provide life-resuscitating treatment if the declaration, direction or or

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1. If a valid Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form sets forth a declaration, direction or order which conflicts with a declaration, direction or order set forth in one or more of the other types of advance directives:
(a) The declaration, direction or order set forth in the document executed most recently is valid; and
(b) Any other declarations, directions or orders that do not conflict with a declaration, direction or order set forth in another document referenced in this subsection remain valid.
2. If a valid POLST form sets forth a declaration, direction or order to provide life-resuscitating treatment to a patient who also possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification, a provider of health care shall provide life-resuscitating treatment if the declaration, direction or order to provide life-resuscitating treatment set forth in the valid POLST form was executed more recently than the issuance of the do-not-resuscitate identification.