Title 159 · NRS Chapter 159
Incapacitated defined.
Citation: NRS 159.019
Section: 159.159.019
NRS
159.019
Incapacitated defined.
A person is incapacitated if he or she, for reasons other than being a minor, is unable to receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions to such an extent that the person lacks the ability to meet essential requirements for physical health, safety or self-care without appropriate assistance.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 412 ; A 1999, 1396 ; 2003, 1770 ; 2017, 3901 )