Nevada Healthcare Laws
Nevada law does not allow a partner to make decisions on behalf of his or her incapacitated same-sex partner. § 449.626.An adult may designate his or her partner to make medical decisions on his or her behalf by executing a durable medical power of attorney. § 449-810. To be valid, the declarant’s signature on the power of attorney must be acknowledged before a notary public or witnessed by two adult witnesses who know the principal personally. § 449-840.
Citation: Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment (Based on the Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (1989)): Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 449.540 to 449.690 and Durable Attorney for Health Care: Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 449-800 to 449-860
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Last Updated: 4/30/2008