Nevada § 162A.850 - Agents: Prohibited acts; decisions concerning use or nonuse of life-sustaining treatment
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 162A.850 — Agents: Prohibited acts; decisions concerning use or nonuse of life-sustaining treatment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 162A.850. Agents: Prohibited acts; decisions concerning use or nonuse of life-sustaining treatment
1. The agent may not consent to: (a) Commitment or placement of the principal in a facility for treatment of mental
illness; (b) Convulsive treatment; (c) Psychosurgery; (d) Sterilization; (e) Abortion; (f) Aversive intervention, as that term is defined in NRS 449A.203 ; (g) Experimental medical, biomedical or behavioral treatment, or participation in
any medical, biomedical or behavioral research program; or (h) Any other treatment to which the principal, in the power of attorney for health
care, states that the agent may not consent. 2. The agent must make decisions concerning the use or nonuse of life-sustaining treatment
which conform to the known desires of the principal. The principal may make these desires known in the power of attorney for health care.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 162A.850 cover?
Section 162A.850 ("Agents: Prohibited acts; decisions concerning use or nonuse of life-sustaining treatment") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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