Nevada § 449A.557 - Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.557 — Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 449A.557. Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification
1. If a valid Provider 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 provide life-resuscitating treatment if the declaration, direction
or order to provide life-resuscitating treatment set forth in the valid POLST form
was executed more recently than the issuance of the do-not-resuscitate identification.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 449A.557 ("Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification") 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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