{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-449a.436","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 449A.436","heading":"Form of declaration directing physician or advanced practice registered nurse to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.","body":"A declaration directing a physician or advanced practice registered nurse to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment may, but need not, be in the following form:\nDECLARATION\nIf I should have an incurable and irreversible condition that, without the administration of life-sustaining treatment, will, in the opinion of my attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse, cause my death within a relatively short time, and I am no longer able to make decisions regarding my medical treatment, I direct my attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse, pursuant to NRS 449A.400 to 449A.481, inclusive, to withhold or withdraw treatment that only prolongs the process of dying and is not necessary for my comfort or to alleviate pain.\nIf you wish to include this statement in this declaration, you must INITIAL the statement in the box provided:\nWithholding or withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration may result in death by starvation or dehydration. Initial this box if you want to receive or continue receiving artificial nutrition and hydration by way of the gastrointestinal tract after all other treatment is withheld pursuant to this declaration.\n[............................................ ]\nSigned this ........................ day of ................, ......\nSignature .........................................................\nAddress ...........................................................\nThe declarant voluntarily signed this writing in my presence.\nWitness ............................................................\nAddress ...........................................................\nWitness ............................................................\nAddress ...........................................................","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 449A - CARE AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS","WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-449A.html#NRS449ASec436","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"66e12d292a4f98f58a5ab583a0e6e424701573b119885173980908a14592e404","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-449a.433","next":"us-nv/nrs-449a.439"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}