Nevada § 449A.624 - Requirements for advance directive to become operative; effect
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 449A.624 — Requirements for advance directive to become operative; effect, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 449A.624. Requirements for advance directive to become operative; effect
An advance directive for psychiatric care becomes operative when it is communicated
to a physician or any other provider of health care and the principal is determined
by two providers of health care, one of whom must be the attending physician or a
licensed psychologist and the other of whom must be a physician, a physician assistant,
a licensed psychologist, a psychiatrist or an advanced practice registered nurse who
has the psychiatric training and experience prescribed by the State Board of Nursing
pursuant to NRS 632.120 , to be no longer able to make or communicate decisions regarding the provision of
psychiatric care. If the principal is determined to be no longer able to make or communicate decisions
regarding the provision of psychiatric care and subsequently the principal's attending
physician or an advance practice registered nurse who has the psychiatric training
and experience prescribed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.120 and has an established relationship with the principal determines that the principal
has regained the ability to make or communicate decisions regarding the provision
of psychiatric care, the advance directive is no longer operative. When the advance directive is operative, a physician and any other provider of health
care shall act in accordance with the provisions of the advance directive and with
the instructions of a person designated pursuant to NRS 449A.618 , or comply with the requirements of NRS 449A.639 to transfer the care of the principal.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 449A.624 ("Requirements for advance directive to become operative; effect") 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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