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Advance directives are legal documents that provide instructions for medical care and only go into effect if you cannot communicate your own wishes. The two most common advance directives for health care are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care.

In Nevada, the following individuals, in the following priority order, may make a medical decision for the patient: the spouse. an adult child or, if there is more than one adult child, a majority of the adult children who are reasonably available for consultation.

A Living Will or Declaration generally states the kind of medical care individuals want (or do not want) if they become unable to make their own decisions. It is called a "Living Will" because it takes effect while they are still living.

A person who wishes to register an advance directive for healthcare decisions must submit to the Nevada Lockbox, c/o the Secretary of State, a completed and signed Advance Directive Registration Agreement, along with a copy of the advance directive.

Nevada law provides that a patient retains the right to make decisions regarding the use of life-sustaining treatment, so long as he is able to do so. It provides that a patient has a right to refuse treatment to the extent permitted by laws and to be informed of the consequences of that refusal.

The power to make health care decisions for you may include consent, refusal of consent, or withdrawal of consent to any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat a physical or mental condition. You may state in this document any types of treatment or placements that you do not desire.