NRS 450B.540 – Person not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to liability for withholding or providing life-resuscitating treatment under certain circumstances.
1. A person is not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to civil or criminal liability if the person: (a) Is a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who: (1) Causes the withholding of life-resuscitating treatment from a qualified patient who possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification in accordance with the do-not-resuscitate protocol; or (2) While the […]
NRS 450B.550 – Person who administers emergency medical services required to comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol; exception.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who administers emergency medical services shall comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol when the person observes a do-not-resuscitate identification or carries out a do-not-resuscitate order. 2. A person who administers emergency medical services and who is unwilling or unable to comply with the do-not-resuscitate protocol shall take […]
NRS 450B.560 – Assumption that do-not-resuscitate identification is valid.
1. Unless he or she has knowledge to the contrary, a physician, any other provider of health care or any person who administers emergency medical services may assume that a do-not-resuscitate identification complies with the provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, and is valid. 2. The provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, do […]
NRS 450B.570 – Resulting death not suicide or homicide; life insurance or annuity not affected by possession of do-not-resuscitate identification or issuance of do-not-resuscitate order; prohibition or requirement of possession of do-not-resuscitate identification or issuance of do-not-resuscitate order not allowed in connection with health care.
1. Death that results when life-resuscitating treatment has been withheld pursuant to the do-not-resuscitate protocol and in accordance with the provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, does not constitute a suicide or homicide. 2. The possession of a do-not-resuscitate identification or the issuance of a do-not-resuscitate order does not affect the sale, procurement or […]
NRS 450B.580 – Unlawful acts; penalty.
1. It is unlawful for: (a) A person who administers emergency medical services to fail willfully to transfer a qualified patient in accordance with the provisions of NRS 450B.550. (b) A person purposely to conceal, cancel, deface or obliterate a do-not-resuscitate identification of a qualified patient, unless it is done in compliance with a request […]
NRS 450B.590 – Limitations on effect of provisions.
The provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, do not: 1. Require a physician or other provider of health care to take action contrary to reasonable medical standards; 2. Condone, authorize or approve mercy killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide; 3. Substitute for any other legally authorized procedure by which a person may direct that the […]
NRS 450B.600 – Required to be placed in certain public buildings and locations; inspection and maintenance; training on operation and use.
1. Not later than July 1, 2004, and thereafter: (a) The board of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more shall ensure that at least one automated external defibrillator is placed in a central location at each high school within the district. (b) The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority shall […]
NRS 450B.610 – Maintenance of database by Division; disclosure of information in database; duties of manufacturer; registration of defibrillator; civil penalty for violation.
1. The Division shall: (a) Within the limitations of available funding, establish and maintain a database containing: (1) The name and address of each person who owns an automated external defibrillator for commercial use in this State; (2) If the defibrillator has been registered with the Division pursuant to subsection 4, the name, street address […]
NRS 450B.480 – Applicability.
The provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, apply only to emergency medical services administered to a qualified patient: 1. Before he or she is admitted to a medical facility; or 2. While the qualified patient is being prepared to be transferred, or is being transferred, from one health care facility to another health care […]
NRS 450B.490 – Adoption of regulations; fee for do-not-resuscitate identification.
1. The board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive. The regulations must establish: (a) A do-not-resuscitate protocol; and (b) The procedure to apply for a do-not-resuscitate identification. 2. The board may establish a fee for: (a) A do-not-resuscitate identification to be collected by the health authority. The […]