Nevada § 449A.575 - Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.575 — Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 449A.575. Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected
The provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581 , inclusive, do not: 1. Require a provider of health care to take any action contrary to reasonable medical
standards; 2. Affect the responsibility of a provider of health care to provide treatment for
a patient's comfort or alleviation of pain; 3. Condone, authorize or approve mercy killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide; 4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.557 , affect or impair any right created pursuant to the provisions of any other types
of advance directives; or 5. Affect the right of a patient to make decisions concerning the use of emergency
care or life-sustaining treatment, if he or she is able to do so.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.575 cover?
Section 449A.575 ("Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected") 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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