Nevada Revised Statutes 450B.580 – Unlawful acts; penalty
1. It is unlawful for:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 450B.580
- 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.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) A person who administers emergency medical services to fail willfully to transfer a qualified patient in accordance with the provisions of NRS 450B.550.
(b) A person purposely to conceal, cancel, deface or obliterate a do-not-resuscitate identification of a qualified patient, unless it is done in compliance with a request of the qualified patient or a parent or legal guardian of the qualified patient to remove or destroy the do-not-resuscitate identification pursuant to NRS 450B.525 or 450B.530.
(c) A person to falsify or forge the do-not-resuscitate identification of a qualified patient or purposely to conceal or withhold personal knowledge of the revocation of a do-not-resuscitate identification with the intent to cause the use, withholding or withdrawal of life-resuscitating treatment.
2. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.