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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The Board shall prescribe a standardized Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form, commonly known as a POLST form, which:
1. Is uniquely identifiable and has a uniform color;
2. Provides a means by which to indicate whether the patient has made an anatomical gift pursuant to NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive;
3. Gives direction to a provider of health care or health care facility regarding the use of emergency care and life-sustaining treatment;
4. Is intended to be honored by any provider of health care who treats the patient in any health-care setting, including, without limitation, the patient's residence, a health care facility or the scene of a medical emergency; and
5. Includes such other features and information as the Board may deem advisable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 449A.548. Board to prescribe standardized POLST form; requirements - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-40-public-health-and-safety/nv-rev-st-449a-548/
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