Nevada § 449A.469 - Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of declaration on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of declaration prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care
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§ 449A.469. Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of declaration on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of declaration prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care
1. Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
in accordance with NRS 449A.400 to 449A.481 , inclusive, does not constitute, for any purpose, a suicide or homicide. 2. The making of a declaration pursuant to NRS 449A.433 does not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of life insurance or
annuity, nor does it affect, impair or modify the terms of an existing policy of life
insurance or annuity. A policy of life insurance or annuity is not legally impaired or invalidated by
the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from an insured, notwithstanding
any term to the contrary. 3. A person may not prohibit or require the execution of a declaration as a condition
for being insured for, or receiving, health care.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 449A.469 ("Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of declaration on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of declaration prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care") 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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