“Do-not-resuscitate identification” means:

1. 1. A form of identification approved by the health authority, which signifies that:

   1. (a) A person is a qualified patient who wishes not to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest; or

   2. (b) The patient’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse has:

      1. (1) Issued a do-not-resuscitate order for the patient;
      2. (2) Obtained the written approval of the patient concerning the order; and
      3. (3) Documented the grounds for the order in the patient’s medical record.
2. 2. The term also includes a valid do-not-resuscitate identification issued under the laws of another state.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 287; A 2017, 1768)