2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 450B Emergency Medical Services
NRS 450B.470 "Qualified patient" defined.
NRS 450B.470 "Qualified patient" defined. "Qualified patient" means:
1. A patient 18 years of age or older who has been determined by the patient's attending physician to be in a terminal condition and who:
(a) Has executed a declaration in accordance with the requirements of NRS 449.600; or
(b) Has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510.
2. A patient who is less than 18 years of age and who:
(a) Has been determined by the patient's attending physician to be in a terminal condition; and
(b) Has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 288; A 2001, 815)
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