Nevada Revised Statutes 449A.115 – Owner and administrator of certain facility prohibited from receiving certain money or property from resident or former resident; exception
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, an owner or administrator of a medical facility or facility for the dependent is not entitled to receive, and must not receive:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 449A.115
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) Any money, personal property or real property that is devised or bequeathed by will to the owner or administrator by a resident or former resident of the facility.
(b) Any proceeds from a life insurance policy upon the life or body of a resident or former resident of the facility.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any money, property, proceeds or interest therein that is described in subsection 1 passes in accordance with law as if the owner or administrator of the medical facility or facility for the dependent had predeceased the decedent resident or former resident.
3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 do not apply if the owner or administrator of the medical facility or facility for the dependent is the spouse, legal guardian or next of kin of the resident or former resident of the facility or home, as applicable.