Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 449A.715 - Registration of advance directive: Requirements; duties of Secretary of State1. A person who wishes to register an advance directive must submit to the Secretary of State: (a) An application in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State;(b) A copy of the advance directive; and(c) The fee, if any, established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 449A.733.2. If the person satisfies the requirements of subsection 1, the Secretary of State shall: (a) Make an electronic reproduction of the advance directive and post it to the Registry and, if the person consents pursuant to NRS 439.591, a health information exchange established pursuant to NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, if that health information exchange is connected to the Registry;(b) Assign a registration number and password to the registrant; and(c) Provide the registrant with a registration card that includes, without limitation, the name, registration number and password of the registrant.3. The Secretary of State shall establish procedures for:(a) The registration of an advance directive that replaces an advance directive that is posted on the Registry;(b) The removal from the Registry of an advance directive that has been revoked following the revocation of the advance directive or the death of the registrant; and(c) The issuance of a duplicate registration card or the provision of other access to the registrant's registration number and password if a registration card issued pursuant to this section is lost, stolen, destroyed or otherwise unavailable.Added to NRS by 2007, 2515; A 2013, 2289; 2015, 1043(Added to NRS by 2007, Ch. 473, § 7; A 2013, Ch. 417, § 29; 2015, Ch. 224, § 10) - (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.925)