§ 449A.715 — Registration of advance directive: Requirements; duties of Secretary of State

Nevada § 449A.715

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 40: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
• Ch. 449A: Care

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1. A person who wishes to register an advance directive must submit to the Secretary of State:
(a) An application in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State;
(b) A copy of the advance directive; and
(c) The fee, if any, established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 449A.733 .
2. If the person satisfies the requirements of subsection 1, the Secretary of State shall:
(a) Make an electronic reproduction of the advance directive and post it to the Registry and, if the person consents pursuant to NRS 439.591 , a health information exchange established pursuant to NRS 439.581 to 439.597 , inclusive, if that health information exchange is connected to the Registry;
(b) Assign a registration number and password to the registrant; and
(c) Provide the registrant with a registration card that includes, without limitation, the name, registration number and password of the registrant.
3. The Secretary of State shall establish procedures for:
(a) The registration of an advance directive that replaces an advance directive that is posted on the Registry;
(b) The removal from the Registry of an advance directive that has been revoked following the revocation of the advance directive or the death of the registrant; and
(c) The issuance of a duplicate registration card or the provision of other access to the registrant’s registration number and password if a registration card issued pursuant to this section is lost, stolen, destroyed or otherwise unavailable.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2007, 2515 ; A 2013, 2289 ; 2015, 1043 )