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Nevada Chapter 449A — Care and Rights of Patients

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