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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.

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.

What are advance directives? 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.

Advance directives have limitations. For example, an older adult may not fully understand treatment options or recognize the consequences of certain choices in the future. Sometimes, people change their minds after expressing advance directives and forget to inform others.

The right to participate in and direct healthcare decisions. the right to accept or refuse treatment. the right to prepare an advance directive, and information on the facility's policies that govern these rights.

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.