{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-450b.470","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 450B.470","heading":"“Qualified patient” defined.","body":"“Qualified patient” means:\n1. A patient 18 years of age or older who has been determined by the patient’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse to be in a terminal condition and who:\n(a) Has executed a declaration in accordance with the requirements of NRS 449A.433;\n(b) Has executed a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form pursuant to NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, if the form provides that the patient is not to receive life-resuscitating treatment; or\n(c) Has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510.\n2. A patient who is less than 18 years of age and who:\n(a) Has been determined by the patient’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse to be in a terminal condition; and\n(b) Has executed a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form pursuant to NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, if the form provides that the patient is not to receive life-resuscitating treatment or has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 450B - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES","WITHHOLDING LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-450B.html#NRS450BSec470","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"f39aac7e19d000d942f24efbc5274176c5f26215f49f48a7a994e0083f8e56dd","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-450b.460","next":"us-nv/nrs-450b.475"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}