1. A provider of health care is not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to civil or criminal liability if:
(a) The provider of health care withholds emergency care or life-sustaining treatment:
(1) In compliance with a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form and the provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive; or
(2) In violation of a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form if the provider of health care is acting in accordance with a declaration, direction or order set forth in one or more of the other types of advance directives and:
(I) Complies with the provisions of NRS 449A.563; or
(II) Reasonably and in good faith, at the time the emergency care or life-sustaining treatment is withheld, is unaware of the existence of the POLST form or believes that the POLST form has been revoked pursuant to NRS 449A.554; or
(b) The provider of health care provides emergency care or life-sustaining treatment:
(1) Pursuant to an oral or written request made by the patient, the representative of the patient, or a parent or legal guardian of the patient, who may revoke the POLST form pursuant to NRS 449A.554;
(2) Pursuant to an observation that the patient, the representative of the patient or a parent or legal guardian of the patient has revoked, or otherwise indicated that he or she wishes to revoke, the POLST form pursuant to NRS 449A.554; or
(3) In violation of a POLST form, if the provider of health care reasonably and in good faith, at the time the emergency care or life-sustaining treatment is provided, is unaware of the existence of the POLST form or believes that the POLST form has been revoked pursuant to NRS 449A.554.
2. A health care facility, ambulance service, fire-fighting agency or other entity that employs a provider of health care is not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to civil or criminal liability for the acts or omissions of the employee carried out in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2286; A 2017, 459, 1763) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6948)
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.