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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. After admitting a patient as an inpatient and before discharging the patient, a hospital shall provide the opportunity to designate a caregiver for the patient to:
(a) The patient if he or she is 18 years of age or older and of sound mind;
(b) The representative of the patient if the patient is 18 years of age or older and incompetent; or
(c) The parent or legal guardian of the patient if the patient is less than 18 years of age.
2. If a patient is unconscious or otherwise incompetent upon admission to a hospital as an inpatient and later regains competence while he or she is an inpatient at the hospital, the hospital shall, after the patient regains competence, provide the patient with the opportunity to designate a caregiver.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 449A.315. Hospital to provide opportunity to designate caregiver for patient before discharge or when patient regains competence - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-40-public-health-and-safety/nv-rev-st-449a-315/
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