NRS 450B.550 - Person who administers emergency medical services required to comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol; exception.

NV Rev Stat § 450B.550 (2019) (N/A)
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who administers emergency medical services shall comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol when the person observes a do-not-resuscitate identification or carries out a do-not-resuscitate order.

2. A person who administers emergency medical services and who is unwilling or unable to comply with the do-not-resuscitate protocol shall take all reasonable measures to transfer a qualified patient who possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification or has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order to a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or health care facility in which the do-not-resuscitate protocol may be followed.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 290; A 2001, 818; 2017, 1772)