Section 630.Sec. 7.2 - NEW1. Except in an emergency situation described in subsection 4, a physician or physician assistant must obtain and document in the patient's medical records the informed consent of a patient or the representative of the patient before providing any procedure, injection or other invasive treatment to the patient.2. If a patient provides informed consent pursuant to subsection 1 to each part of a series of procedures, injections or other invasive treatments, the physician or physician assistant is only required to obtain and document informed consent once before beginning the series of procedures, injections or other invasive treatments.3. A physician or physician assistant obtaining the informed consent of a patient or the representative of a patient pursuant to subsection 1 shall inform the patient or the representative, as applicable, of:(a) The qualifications of the physician or physician assistant and his or her supervising physician, including, without limitation:(1) Any certifications issued by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties;(2) Successful completion of a postgraduate training program which is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and which provides a physician with complete training in a medical specialty area; and(3) Any other license or certification.(b) The risks and expected benefits of all recommended treatments or other courses of action, including, without limitation, not performing any treatment.4. In an emergency situation where a patient or his or her representative is not available or able to provide informed consent pursuant to subsection 1, a physician or physician assistant: (a) May initiate care or treatment of the patient before obtaining the informed consent of the patient or his or her representative for such care or treatment;(b) Shall seek to obtain the informed consent of the patient or his or her representative at the earliest opportunity; and(c) Must obtain the informed consent of the patient pursuant to subsection 1 before providing ongoing care or treatment after the emergency situation has concluded.Nev. Admin. Code § 630.Sec. 7.2
Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam'rs by R068-23A, eff. 8/23/2024