Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 236 - Holidays and Periods of Observance
NRS 236.041 - Healthcare Decisions Day.


1. April 16 of each year is designated as "Healthcare Decisions Day" in the State of Nevada.
2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of "Healthcare Decisions Day." The proclamation must, without limitation, call upon the news media, state and local officers, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, hospice facilities, private nonprofit groups and foundations, and other public and private entities to bring to the attention of the adults in this State the importance of discussing the manner in which they would like to have their health care wishes carried out and of using an advance directive to express those wishes.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 35)