2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services
NRS 450B.410 - Do-not-resuscitate identification defined.
Do-not-resuscitate identification means:
1. A form of identification approved by the health authority, which signifies that:
(a) A person is a qualified patient who wishes not to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest; or
(b) The patient s attending physician has:
(1) Issued a do-not-resuscitate order for the patient;
(2) Obtained the written approval of the patient concerning the order; and
(3) Documented the grounds for the order in the patient s medical record.
2. The term also includes a valid do-not-resuscitate identification issued under the laws of another state.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 287)
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