CARE AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS

Nev. Rev. Stat. 449A
in effect

Contents

section449A.001. Definitions.section449A.007. “Board” defined.section449A.017. “Division” defined.section449A.031. “Facility for the dependent” defined.section449A.045. “Hospital” defined.section449A.050. “Medical facility” defined.section449A.064. “Provider of health care” defined.section449A.071. “Registered nurse” defined.section449A.074. “Residential facility for groups” defined.section449A.081. “Terminally ill” defined.section449A.100. Facility to provide necessary services or arrange for transfer of patient; explanation of need for transfer and alternatives available.section449A.103. Facility to forward medical records upon certain transfers of patient.section449A.106. Specific rights: Information concerning facility; treatment; billing; visitation.section449A.109. Specific rights: Designation of persons authorized to visit patient in facility.section449A.112. Specific rights: Care; refusal of treatment and experimentation; privacy; notice of appointments and need for care; confidentiality of information concerning patient.section449A.113. Rights of patient of program of hospice care; explanation of services.section449A.114. Certain facilities to notify patient and State Long-Term Care Ombudsman of intent to transfer patient and provide opportunity for patient or representative to meet with administrator; exceptions.section449A.115. Owner and administrator of certain facility prohibited from receiving certain money or property from resident or former resident; exception.section449A.118. Patient to be informed of rights upon admission to facility; required disclosures and notices.section449A.119. Provision of information by off-campus location of hospital where emergency room services are provided.section449A.121. Procedure to insert implant in breast of patient: Informed consent required; withdrawal of consent; penalty.section449A.124. Procedure to insert implant in breast of patient: Contents of explanation form and consent form; fee for forms.section449A.140. Short title.section449A.141. Definitions.section449A.142. “Contraception and family planning services” defined.section449A.143. “Governmental entity” defined.section449A.144. “Provider of health care” defined.section449A.146. Applicability.section449A.148. Governmental entity prohibited from enacting or implementing certain limitations or requirements concerning contraception and family planning services; exception; relief; finding of vexatious litigant.section449A.150. Definitions.section449A.153. “Hospital care” defined.section449A.156. “Responsible party” defined.section449A.159. Limitations on efforts of hospitals to collect; date for accrual of interest; rate of interest; limitations on additional fees.section449A.162. Limitations on efforts of hospital to collect when hospital has contractual agreement with third party that provides health coverage for care provided; return to patient of any excess amount collected; exception.section449A.165. Manner of collection.section449A.170. Definitions.section449A.171. “Covered facility” defined.section449A.172. “Facility for skilled nursing” defined.section449A.174. “Guardian” defined.section449A.175. “Home for individual residential care” defined.section449A.176. “Living quarters” defined.section449A.178. “Representative” defined.section449A.179. “Senior living community” defined.section449A.180. Requirements for representative of patient.section449A.182. Request for installation and use: Contents; form; approval; facility to attempt to accommodate patient if roommate refuses consent; withdrawal.section449A.184. Responsibilities of patient; requirements for device.section449A.186. Prohibitions; exceptions.section449A.188. Penalties.section449A.190. Facility to post notice where device is in use; employee prohibited from refusing to perform duties because of device.section449A.192. Regulations; inapplicability where device installed by law enforcement agency.section449A.200. Definitions.section449A.203. “Aversive intervention” defined.section449A.206. “Chemical restraint” defined.section449A.209. “Corporal punishment” defined.section449A.212. “Electric shock” defined.section449A.215. “Emergency” defined.section449A.218. “Facility” defined.section449A.221. “Mechanical restraint” defined.section449A.224. “Person with a disability” defined.section449A.227. “Physical restraint” defined.section449A.230. “Verbal and mental abuse” defined.section449A.233. Aversive intervention: Prohibition on use.section449A.236. Forms of restraint: Restrictions on use.section449A.239. Physical restraint: Permissible use; report of use in emergency.section449A.242. Mechanical restraint: Permissible use; report of use in emergency.section449A.245. Chemical restraint: Permissible use; report of use.section449A.248. Authorized use of certain forms of restraint by certain facilities.section449A.251. Education and training of members of staff of facility.section449A.254. Violations: Criminal penalties; ineligibility for employment; disciplinary action.section449A.257. Violations: Report required; development and review of and compliance with corrective plan.section449A.260. Prohibition on retaliation against person for reporting or providing information regarding violation.section449A.263. Entry of denial of rights in patient’s record; notice and report of denial; action by Division.section449A.270. Definitions.section449A.272. “Emergency” defined.section449A.274. “Representative of the resident” defined.section449A.276. “Resident” defined.section449A.278. Prohibition on certain persons serving as representative of resident; exception.section449A.280. Required provisions of contract for delivery of services.section449A.282. Limitations on transfer or involuntary discharge; opportunity to cure delinquency; duty to attempt to resolve circumstances with potential to result in involuntary discharge.section449A.284. Notices concerning discharge of resident.section449A.286. Assistance to and consultation with resident concerning discharge.section449A.300. Definitions.section449A.303. Aftercare” defined.section449A.306. Caregiver” defined.section449A.309. Representative of the patient” defined.section449A.312. Designation of caregiver for a patient, removal of designation and designation of new caregiver under certain circumstances; designation does not establish obligation to patient.section449A.315. Hospital to provide opportunity to designate caregiver for patient before discharge or when patient regains competence.section449A.318. Hospital to record designation or change of caregiver and request consent to release medical information to caregiver if required; hospital to record declination to designate caregiver.section449A.321. Hospital to attempt to notify caregiver before planned discharge or transfer of patient.section449A.324. Hospital to attempt to provide caregiver with discharge plan; contents of discharge plan; hospital to attempt to consult with caregiver regarding aftercare.section449A.327. Hospital to document certain actions and instructions in medical record of patient; hospital to proceed with planned discharge or transfer of patient if unable to reach caregiver.section449A.330. Hospital and employees and contractors of hospital not liable for aftercare provided improperly or not provided by caregiver.section449A.400. Short title; uniformity of application and construction.section449A.403. Definitions.section449A.406. “Advanced practice registered nurse” defined.section449A.409. “Attending advanced practice registered nurse” defined.section449A.412. “Attending physician” defined.section449A.415. “Declaration” defined.section449A.418. “Life-sustaining treatment” defined.section449A.421. “Person” defined.section449A.424. “Provider of health care” defined.section449A.427. “Qualified patient” defined.section449A.430. “Terminal condition” defined.section449A.433. Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment.section449A.436. Form of declaration directing physician or advanced practice registered nurse to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.section449A.439. Form of declaration designating another person to decide to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.section449A.442. Time declaration becomes operative; duty of providers of health care.section449A.445. Revocation of declaration; entry of revocation in medical records of declarant.section449A.448. Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration.section449A.451. Treatment of qualified patients; withholding or withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration; treatment of pregnant patient.section449A.454. Written consent to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.section449A.457. Transfer of care of declarant.section449A.460. Immunity from civil and criminal liability and discipline for unprofessional conduct.section449A.463. Consideration of declaration and other factors; failure to follow directions of patient.section449A.466. Assumption of validity of declaration; presumption of intent to use, withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment not created.section449A.469. 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.section449A.472. Penalties.section449A.475. Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, assisted suicide or euthanasia not authorized.section449A.478. Other right or responsibility regarding use of life-sustaining treatment or withholding or withdrawal of medical care not limited.section449A.481. Validity of declaration executed in another state; effect of previously executed instrument.section449A.500. Definitions.section449A.503. “Advanced practice registered nurse” defined.section449A.506. “Attending advanced practice registered nurse” defined.section449A.509. “Attending physician” defined.section449A.512. “Attending physician assistant” defined.section449A.515. “Do-not-resuscitate identification” defined.section449A.518. “Do-not-resuscitate order” defined.section449A.521. “Emergency care” defined.section449A.524. “Health care facility” defined.section449A.527. “Life-resuscitating treatment” defined.section449A.530. “Life-sustaining treatment” defined.section449A.533. “Other types of advance directives” defined.section449A.536. “Physician assistant” defined.section449A.539. “Provider of health care” defined.section449A.542. “Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form” or “POLST form” defined.section449A.545. “Representative of the patient” defined.section449A.548. Board to prescribe standardized POLST form; requirements.section449A.551. Explanation of POLST form to patient; completion of form; validity of form; actions authorized for patient who regains capacity.section449A.554. Revocation of POLST form; entry of revocation in medical records of patient.section449A.557. Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification.section449A.560. Immunity from civil and criminal liability and from discipline for unprofessional conduct.section449A.563. Provider of health care required to comply with valid POLST form; modification by provider; transfer of care of patient; exceptions.section449A.566. Assumption of validity of POLST form; presumption of intent of patient not created if patient has revoked or not executed POLST form.section449A.569. Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of POLST form on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of POLST form prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care.section449A.572. Unlawful acts; penalty.section449A.575. 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.section449A.578. Validity of POLST form executed in another state.section449A.581. Regulations.section449A.600. Definitions.section449A.603. “Advance directive for psychiatric care” or “advance directive” defined.section449A.606. “Attending physician” defined.section449A.609. “Principal” defined.section449A.612. “Provider of health care” defined.section449A.615. “Psychiatric care” defined.section449A.618. Execution of advance directive; period of effectiveness.section449A.621. Form.section449A.624. Requirements for advance directive to become operative; effect.section449A.627. No presumption concerning intention of person without advance directive.section449A.630. Provider to make advance directive part of principal’s medical record.section449A.633. Revocation.section449A.636. Provider to comply with advance directive; exceptions.section449A.639. Transfer of care of principal.section449A.642. Provider to inquire whether person has advance directive for psychiatric care; immunity from liability for certain actions relating to advance directive.section449A.645. Validity of advance directive executed in another state or instrument executed before May 26, 2017.section449A.700. Definitions.section449A.703. “Advance directive” defined.section449A.706. “Registrant” defined.section449A.709. “Registry” defined.section449A.712. Establishment and maintenance; information to be included in Registry.section449A.715. Registration of advance directive: Requirements; duties of Secretary of State.section449A.718. Access to advance directive.section449A.721. Removal of advance directive of deceased registrant.section449A.724. Secretary of State not required to determine accuracy of contents of advance directive or validity of advance directive; effect of registration, failure to register and failure to notify Secretary of State of revocation of advance directive.section449A.727. Provider of health care not required to inquire whether patient has registered advance directive or access Registry; immunity of provider of health care from criminal and civil liability.section449A.730. Immunity of Secretary of State and deputies, employees and attorneys of Secretary of State.section449A.733. Suspension of components of Registry and duties of Secretary of State if sufficient money not available; fees authorized; acceptance of gifts and grants.section449A.736. Deposit, accounting and use of money received; interest and income earned on money received; payment of claims.section449A.739. Regulations.section449A.1185. Rights of parent or guardian of newborn child receiving care in neonatal intensive care unit.section449A.1715. “Facility for intermediate care” defined.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-449A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026