Nevada Medical Power of Attorney Form

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A Nevada medical power of attorney is a form that enables a person to select an agent to oversee their health care if they become incapacitated. The principal (person who has granted powers) may choose to set a specific date upon which the POA will terminate but, typically, the agent’s powers will continue until the principal dies or recovers from their incapacity.

Nevada Medical Power of Attorney Form

A Nevada medical power of attorney is a form that enables a person to select an agent to oversee their health care if they become incapacitated. The principal (person who has granted powers) may choose to set a specific date upon which the POA will terminate but, typically, the agent’s powers will continue until the principal dies or recovers from their incapacity.

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A Nevada medical power of attorney is a form that enables a person to select an agent to oversee their health care if they become incapacitated. The principal (person who has granted powers) may choose to set a specific date upon which the POA will terminate but, typically, the agent’s powers will continue until the principal dies or recovers from their incapacity.

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Signing Requirements

A medical power of attorney must be signed by the principal and acknowledged before a notary public or witnessed by two individuals who know the principal personally.[1]

Neither of the witnesses can be one of the following parties[2]:

  • A healthcare provider or an employee of a provider
  • An operator or employee of a healthcare facility
  • The principal’s attorney-in-fact

At least one of the witnesses must meet the following requirements[3]:

  • The witness cannot be related to the principal by blood, marriage, or adoption; and
  • The witness is not entitled to any portion of the principal’s estate upon their death.

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Legal Definition

“Representative of the patient” means a legal guardian of the patient, a person designated by the patient to make decisions governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment pursuant to NRS 449A.433 or a person given power of attorney to make decisions concerning health care for the patient pursuant to NRS 162A.700 to 162A.870 inclusive.[4]

Revocation

The principal has the right to revoke the appointment of their health care attorney-in-fact at any time orally or in writing.[5]

Sources

  1. § 162A.790(2)
  2. § 162A.790(3)
  3. § 162A.790(4)
  4. § 449A.309
  5. § 162A.860