Nevada § 449A.315 - Hospital to provide opportunity to designate caregiver for patient before discharge or when patient regains competence
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.315 — Hospital to provide opportunity to designate caregiver for patient before discharge or when patient regains competence, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 449A.315. Hospital to provide opportunity to designate caregiver for patient before discharge or when patient regains competence
1. After admitting a patient as an inpatient and before discharging the patient, a
hospital shall provide the opportunity to designate a caregiver for the patient to: (a) The patient if he or she is 18 years of age or older and of sound mind; (b) The representative of the patient if the patient is 18 years of age or older and
incompetent; or (c) The parent or legal guardian of the patient if the patient is less than 18 years
of age. 2. If a patient is unconscious or otherwise incompetent upon admission to a hospital
as an inpatient and later regains competence while he or she is an inpatient at the
hospital, the hospital shall, after the patient regains competence, provide the patient
with the opportunity to designate a caregiver.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 449A.315 ("Hospital to provide opportunity to designate caregiver for patient before discharge or when patient regains competence") 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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