2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 449 - Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities
NRS 449.6946 - Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification.
1. If a valid Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form sets forth a declaration, direction or order which conflicts with a declaration, direction or order set forth in one or more of the other types of advance directives:
(a) The declaration, direction or order set forth in the document executed most recently is valid; and
(b) Any other declarations, directions or orders that do not conflict with a declaration, direction or order set forth in another document referenced in this subsection remain valid.
2. If a valid POLST form sets forth a declaration, direction or order to provide life-resuscitating treatment to a patient who also possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification, a provider of health care shall not provide life-resuscitating treatment if the do-not-resuscitate identification is on the person of the patient when the need for life-resuscitating treatment arises.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2286)