Nevada § 449A.109 - Specific rights: Designation of persons authorized to visit patient in facility
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.109 — Specific rights: Designation of persons authorized to visit patient in facility, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 449A.109. Specific rights: Designation of persons authorized to visit patient in facility
1. If, as a result of the incapacitation of a patient or the inability of a patient
to communicate, the patient of a medical facility or facility for the dependent who
is 18 years of age or older is unable to inform the staff of the facility of the persons
whom the patient authorizes to visit the patient at the facility, the facility shall
allow visitation rights to any person designated by the patient in a letter, form
or other document authorizing visitation executed in accordance with subsection 2. The visitation rights required by this subsection must be: (a) Provided in accordance with the visitation policies of the facility; and (b) The same visitation rights that are provided to a member of the patient's family
who is legally related to the patient. 2. A person 18 years of age or older wishing to designate a person for the purposes
of establishing visitation rights in a medical facility or facility for the dependent
may execute a letter, form or other document authorizing visitation in substantially
the following form: (Date)__________________________________ I, ________________________________________, (patient who is designating another person as having visitation rights of the patient)
do hereby designate ________________________________________ (person who is being designated as having visitation rights of the patient) as having
the right to visit me in a medical facility or facility for the dependent. I hereby
instruct all staff of a medical facility or facility for the dependent in which I
am a patient to admit ________________________________________ (person who is being designated as having visitation rights of the patient) to my
room and afford him or her the same visitation rights as are provided to members of
my family who are legally related to me during my time as a patient. ______________________________________________________ (Signed)
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.109 cover?
Section 449A.109 ("Specific rights: Designation of persons authorized to visit patient in facility") 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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