Nevada § 449A.727 Provider of health care not required to inquire whether patient has registered advance directive or access Registry; immunity of provider of health care from criminal and civil liability

Nevada Statutes

§ 449A.727 — Provider of health care not required to inquire whether patient has registered advance directive or access Registry; immunity of provider of health care from criminal and civil liability

Nevada § 449A.727

Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 449ACare

REGISTRY OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449A.727 (2026).

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1. The provisions of NRS 449A.700 to 449A.739 , inclusive, do not require a provider of health care to inquire whether a patient has an advance directive registered on the Registry or to access the Registry to determine the terms of the advance directive. 2. A provider of health care who relies in good faith on the provisions of an advance directive retrieved from the Registry is immune from criminal and civil liability as set forth in:

(a)NRS 449A.460 , if the advance directive is a declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment executed pursuant to NRS 449A.400 to 449A.481 , inclusive, or a durable power of attorney for health care executed pursuant to NRS 162A.700 to 162A.870 , inclusive;

(b)NRS 449A.642 , if the advance directive is an advance direct

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1. The provisions of NRS 449A.700 to 449A.739 , inclusive, do not require a provider of health care to inquire whether a patient has an advance directive registered on the Registry or to access the Registry to determine the terms of the advance directive.
2. A provider of health care who relies in good faith on the provisions of an advance directive retrieved from the Registry is immune from criminal and civil liability as set forth in:
(a) NRS 449A.460 , if the advance directive is a declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment executed pursuant to NRS 449A.400 to 449A.481 , inclusive, or a durable power of attorney for health care executed pursuant to NRS 162A.700 to 162A.870 , inclusive;
(b) NRS 449A.642 , if the advance directive is an advance directive for psychiatric care executed pursuant to NRS 449A.600 to 449A.645 , inclusive;
(c) NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581 , inclusive, if the advance directive is a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form; or
(d) NRS 450B.540 , if the advance directive is a do-not-resuscitate order as defined in NRS 450B.420 .