1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.551 and 450B.525, any minor who is under the influence of, or suspected of being under the influence of, a controlled substance:
(a) May give express consent; or
(b) If unable to give express consent, shall be deemed to consent,
to the furnishing of hospital, medical, surgical or other care for the treatment of substance use disorders or related illnesses by any public or private hospital, medical facility, facility for the dependent, other than a halfway house for persons recovering from alcohol and other substance use disorders, or any licensed physician, and the consent of the minor is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority.
2. Immunity from civil or criminal liability extends to any physician or other person rendering care or treatment pursuant to subsection 1, in the absence of negligent diagnosis, care or treatment.
3. The consent of the parent, parents or legal guardian of the minor is not necessary to authorize such care, but any physician who treats a minor pursuant to this section shall make every reasonable effort to report the fact of treatment to the parent, parents or legal guardian within a reasonable time after treatment.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1333; A 1973, 26, 1521; 1975, 1476; 1977, 956; 1985, 1755; 1987, 1547; 2001, 820, 2521; 2003, 179; 2013, 2294)
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