Nevada Revised Statutes 449A.560 – Immunity from civil and criminal liability and from discipline for unprofessional conduct
1. A provider of health care is not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to civil or criminal liability if:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 449A.560
- 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.
(a) The provider of health care withholds emergency care or life-sustaining treatment:
(1) In compliance with a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form and the provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive; or
(2) In violation of a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form if the provider of health care is acting in accordance with a declaration, direction or order set forth in one or more of the other types of advance directives and:
(I) Complies with the provisions of NRS 449A.563; or
(II) Reasonably and in good faith, at the time the emergency care or life-sustaining treatment is withheld, is unaware of the existence of the POLST form or believes that the POLST form has been revoked pursuant to NRS 449A.554; or
(b) The provider of health care provides emergency care or life-sustaining treatment:
(1) Pursuant to an oral or written request made by the patient, the representative of the patient, or a parent or legal guardian of the patient, who may revoke the POLST form pursuant to NRS 449A.554;
(2) Pursuant to an observation that the patient, the representative of the patient or a parent or legal guardian of the patient has revoked, or otherwise indicated that he or she wishes to revoke, the POLST form pursuant to NRS 449A.554; or
(3) In violation of a POLST form, if the provider of health care reasonably and in good faith, at the time the emergency care or life-sustaining treatment is provided, is unaware of the existence of the POLST form or believes that the POLST form has been revoked pursuant to NRS 449A.554.
2. A health care facility, ambulance service, fire-fighting agency or other entity that employs a provider of health care is not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to civil or criminal liability for the acts or omissions of the employee carried out in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1.