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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 449A.557: Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification.

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  1. TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
  2. CHAPTER 449A - CARE AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS
  3. PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT

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.

Collected 2026-09-03T05:51:40Z. Source file · JSON

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