41A.120 - Consent of patient: When implied. - Nevada Statutes

41A.120  Consent of patient: When implied.  In addition to the provisions of chapter 129 of NRS and any other instances in which a consent is implied or excused by law, a consent to any medical, surgical or dental procedure will be implied if:

      1.  In competent medical judgment, the proposed medical, surgical or dental procedure is reasonably necessary and any delay in performing such a procedure could reasonably be expected to result in death, disfigurement, impairment of faculties or serious bodily harm; and

      2.  A person authorized to consent is not readily available.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 408; A 1997, 1220; 1999, 5)