2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 449 - Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities
NRS 449.6944 - Revocation of POLST form; entry of revocation in medical records of patient.
1. A Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form may be revoked at any time and in any manner by:
(a) The patient who executed it, if competent, without regard to his or her age or physical condition;
(b) If the patient is incompetent, the representative of the patient; or
(c) If the patient is less than 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian of the patient.
2. The revocation of a POLST form is effective upon the communication to a provider of health care, by the patient or a witness to the revocation, of the desire to revoke the form. The provider of health care to whom the revocation is communicated shall:
(a) Make the revocation a part of the medical record of the patient; or
(b) Cause the revocation to be made a part of the medical record of the patient.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2285)
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