Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected.

  1. Law
  2. Nevada Revised Statutes
  3. Care and Rights of Patients
  4. Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected.

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The provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, do not:

1. Require a provider of health care to take any action contrary to reasonable medical standards;

2. Affect the responsibility of a provider of health care to provide treatment for a patient’s comfort or alleviation of pain;

3. Condone, authorize or approve mercy killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide;

4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.557, affect or impair any right created pursuant to the provisions of any other types of advance directives; or

5. Affect the right of a patient to make decisions concerning the use of emergency care or life-sustaining treatment, if he or she is able to do so.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 2288) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6958)


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