Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of declaration on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of declaration prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449A.469
in effect1. Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in accordance with NRS 449A.400 to 449A.481 , inclusive, does not constitute, for any purpose, a suicide or homicide.
2. The making of a declaration pursuant to NRS 449A.433 does not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of life insurance or annuity, nor does it affect, impair or modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance or annuity. A policy of life insurance or annuity is not legally impaired or invalidated by the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from an insured, notwithstanding any term to the contrary.
3. A person may not prohibit or require the execution of a declaration as a condition for being insured for, or receiving, health care.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-449A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026