Section 449A.575 - Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected The provisions of NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, do not:
1. Require a provider of health care to take any action contrary to reasonable medical standards;2. Affect the responsibility of a provider of health care to provide treatment for a patient's comfort or alleviation of pain;3. Condone, authorize or approve mercy killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide;4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.557, affect or impair any right created pursuant to the provisions of any other types of advance directives; or5. Affect the right of a patient to make decisions concerning the use of emergency care or life-sustaining treatment, if he or she is able to do so.(Added to NRS by 2013, 2288)-(Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6958) (Added to NRS by 2013, Ch. 417, § 24 ) - (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.6958 )