{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-232.4854","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 232.4854","heading":"“Serious illness” defined.","body":"“Serious illness” means a medical illness, physical injury or condition that substantially affects the quality of life of a person for more than a short period of time. A serious illness includes, without limitation, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, cancer, lung disease, heart, renal or liver failure and similar conditions or diseases.","path":["TITLE 18 — STATE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT","CHAPTER 232 - STATE DEPARTMENTS","DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES","Palliative Care and Quality of Life"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-232.html#NRS232Sec4854","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"9fa1f854636c22b8043b13241aee8d876df1747028545f3e36242f83c993fbf1","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-232.4853","next":"us-nv/nrs-232.4855"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}