162A.220 - Execution of power of attorney; certification of competency of principal required under certain circumstances. - Nevada Statutes

162A.220  Execution of power of attorney; certification of competency of principal required under certain circumstances.

      1.  A power of attorney must be signed by the principal or, in the principal’s conscious presence, by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal’s name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.

      2.  If the principal resides in a hospital, assisted living facility or facility for skilled nursing at the time of execution of the power of attorney, a certification of competency of the principal from a physician, psychologist or psychiatrist must be attached to the power of attorney.

      3.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Assisted living facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 422.2708.

      (b) “Facility for skilled nursing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0039.

      (c) “Hospital” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.012.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 176)