{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-41a.120","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 41A.120","heading":"Consent of patient: When implied.","body":"In addition to the provisions of chapter 129 of NRS and any other instances in which a consent is implied or excused by law, a consent to any medical, surgical or dental procedure will be implied if:\n1. In competent medical judgment, the proposed medical, surgical or dental procedure is reasonably necessary and any delay in performing such a procedure could reasonably be expected to result in death, disfigurement, impairment of faculties or serious bodily harm; and\n2. A person authorized to consent is not readily available.","path":["TITLE 3 — REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 41A - ACTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-041A.html#NRS041ASec120","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"b7306b9f7b932198b5c50ba088238036e5ae8ff9110be6c8f4b4f9d20f790dbb","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-41a.110","next":"us-nv/nrs-41b.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}