Nevada § 449A.572 - Unlawful acts; penalty
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.572 — Unlawful acts; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 449A.572. Unlawful acts; penalty
1. It is unlawful for: (a) A provider of health care to willfully fail to transfer the care of a patient
in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 449A.563 . (b) A person to willfully conceal, cancel, deface or obliterate a Provider Order for
Life-Sustaining Treatment form without the consent of the patient who executed the
form. (c) A person to falsify or forge the POLST form of another person, or willfully conceal
or withhold personal knowledge of the revocation of the POLST form of another person,
with the intent to cause the withholding or withdrawal of emergency care or life-sustaining
treatment contrary to the wishes of the patient. (d) A person to require or prohibit the execution of a POLST form as a condition of
being insured for, or receiving, health care in violation of subsection 3 of NRS 449A.569 . (e) A person to coerce or fraudulently induce another to execute a POLST form. 2. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.572 cover?
Section 449A.572 ("Unlawful acts; penalty") 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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