Title 13

NRS 162C.050 “Person” defined. “Person” means a natural person, health care facility, provider of health care, corporation, partnership, limited-liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, o…

NRS 162C.060 “Principal” defined. “Principal” means an adult who seeks to enter, or has entered, into a supported decision-making agreement with one or more supporters pursuant to this chapter. (Added to NRS by 2019, 460)

NRS 162C.063 “Record” defined. “Record” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 162A.130. (Added to NRS by 2009, 175)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 162A.130)

NRS 162C.067 “Sign” defined. “Sign” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 162A.140. (Added to NRS by 2009, 175)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 162A.140)

NRS 162C.070 “Support services” defined. “Support services” means a coordinated system of social and other services that are supplied by private, state as defined in NRS 162A.150, institutional or community providers and are designed to help maintain the independence of an adult,…

NRS 162C.080 “Supported decision-making agreement” defined. “Supported decision-making agreement” means an agreement between a principal and one or more supporters that is entered into pursuant to this chapter. (Added to NRS by 2019, 461)

NRS 162C.090 “Supporter” defined. “Supporter” means a person who is named in a supported decision-making agreement to provide specified assistance to a principal. (Added to NRS by 2019, 461)

NRS 162C.100 Purpose; interpretation. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to: (a) Provide person-centered and directed assistance to an adult with a disability to gather and assess information, make informed decisions and communicate decisions; (b) Give supporters legal status to b…

NRS 162C.200 Formation and termination of supported decision-making agreement. 1. An adult may enter into a supported decision-making agreement at any time if the adult: (a) Enters into the agreement voluntarily and without coercion or undue influence; and (b) Understands the nat…

NRS 162C.210 Authority of supporter; prohibited acts by supporter. 1. Except as otherwise provided in a supported decision-making agreement and subsection 2, a supporter may do all of the following: (a) Assist the principal in understanding information, options, responsibilities …

NRS 162C.220 Authority of supporter to assist principal with obtaining certain information. 1. In addition to the activities set forth in NRS 162C.210, a supporter may assist the principal with obtaining any information to which the principal is entitled, including, without limit…

NRS 162C.300 Prohibition against using supported decision-making agreement as certain evidence at trial; adult authorized to act independently of supported decision-making agreement. The existence of a supported decision-making agreement that is entered into by an adult and one o…

NRS 162C.310 Effect of decision or request by principal with assistance of supporter. A decision or request made or communicated by a principal with the assistance of a supporter in accordance with this chapter must, for the purposes of any provision of law, be recognized as the …

NRS 162C.320 Acceptance and reliance upon supported decision-making agreement. Any person who is not a party to a supported decision-making agreement, including, without limitation, a provider of health care or provider of financial services, that in good faith, as defined in NRS…

NRS 162C.330 Duty to report abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of older person or vulnerable person. 1. The provisions of this chapter must not be construed to affect the requirement of any person to report the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abando…