Nevada § 449A.575 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

Nevada Statutes

§ 449A.575 — 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

Nevada § 449A.575

Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 449ACare

PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449A.575 (2026).

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The provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, 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 449A.557 , 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.

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The provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, 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 449A.557 , 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.