{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-449a.566","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 449A.566","heading":"Assumption of validity of POLST form; presumption of intent of patient not created if patient has revoked or not executed POLST form.","body":"1. Unless he or she has knowledge to the contrary, a provider of health care may assume that a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form complies with the provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, and is valid.\n2. The provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, do not create a presumption concerning the intention of a:\n(a) Patient if the patient, the representative of the patient or a parent or legal guardian of the patient has revoked the POLST form pursuant to NRS 449A.554; or\n(b) Person who has not executed a POLST form,\nÊ concerning the use or withholding of emergency care or life-sustaining treatment.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 449A - CARE AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS","PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-449A.html#NRS449ASec566","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"00e819ef7d186d5543de3983088d13091349f9a8cdb3201cdf3984e519ee5363","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-449a.563","next":"us-nv/nrs-449a.569"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}