2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 3 REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 41A Actions for Medical or Dental Malpractice
NRS 41A.120 Consent of patient: When implied.
NRS 41A.120 Consent of patient: When implied. In addition to the provisions of chapter 129 of NRS and any other instances in which a consent is implied or excused by law, a consent to any medical, surgical or dental procedure will be implied if:
1. In competent medical judgment, the proposed medical, surgical or dental procedure is reasonably necessary and any delay in performing such a procedure could reasonably be expected to result in death, disfigurement, impairment of faculties or serious bodily harm; and
2. A person authorized to consent is not readily available.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 408; A 1997, 1220; 1999, 5)
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