Nevada
Overview
Nevada passed supported decision-making legislation in 2019. We are not aware of any case law applying the New Hampshire supported decision-making statute, nor are we aware of any case law denying petitions for guardianship (or terminating existing guardianships) in favor of supported decision-making.
Guardianship Laws
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 159.013 to .203; 253.150 to .250
Supported Decision-Making
Supported Decision-Making Statute
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 162C.010–.330 (2019).
- Link to Enacted Bill AB480
State Legislation
- Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 162C.010 to -.330 (2019)
- Description: Provides the Supported Decision-Making Act.
- S.B. 315, 82nd Reg. Sess. (Nev. 2023)
- Description: Bill of Rights for Persons with Intellectual, Developmental, or Physical Disabilities which, among other things, states that people with disabilities have right to enter into supported decision-making agreement.
- Status: Enacted June 13, 2023.
- S.B. 305, 81st Reg. Sess. (Nev. 2021)
- Description: Requires that, among other things, medical providers communicate with supporter named in a supported decision-making agreement to assist supporter in providing person with a disability information for medical decisions.
- Status: Enacted May 31, 2021.
- A.B. 480, 80th Reg. Sess. (Nev. 2019)
- Description: Codifies Supported Decision-Making and recognizes Supported Decision-Making Agreements.
- Status: Enacted July 1, 2019.
- S.B. 20, 80th Reg. Sess. (Nev. 2019)
- Description: The original pre-filed bill would have incorporated supported decision-making as a less-restrictive alternative consistent with the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Proceedings Act. The enacted version does not include reference to supported decision-making.
- Status: Enacted May 30, 2019.
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Case Law & Court Orders
In the Matter of the Guardianship of the Person and Estate of KH, Case No PR03-00264 (2nd Judicial District Court, County of Washoe, NV, 9/11/2017)
State Grant Programs
2016/2017 Grantee: The Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada (https://www.washoecourts.com/)
- Summary: The grantee and committed stakeholders have worked to develop and implement a statewide educational outreach initiative to engage persons who may need assistance and their supporters (e.g. family, friends, community care providers, hospital administrators, educators, advocates, and public officials) in a conversation on person-centered planning and alternatives to guardianship that may include supported decision-making agreements.
- Contacts: Frances M. Doherty, District Judge, Second Judicial District Court, Frances.Doherty@washoecourts.us, 775-328-3470; Mallory Nelson, J.D., Case Compliance Specialist – Adult Guardianships, Second Judicial District Court, Mallory.Nelson@washoecourts.us, 775-328-3164
Other Resources
- Supported Decision Making in Nevada – Website
- Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 162A.865 Nevada codified a durable power of attorney for health care decisions form for adults with intellectual disabilities. The form allows the individual to designate a person to act as an agent for health care decisions. The form indicates that when the individual is sick or hurt, the doctors will speak with both the agent and the individual. The agent will then “help [the individual] decide what care or treatment [they] should receive.” The form focuses on the agent as helping the individual make decisions regarding medical treatment instead of acting as a substitute decision maker.
- Final Report Nevada Supreme Court’s Commission studied the administration of guardianships in Nevada’s courts, and issued a Final Report in September 2016 that supported the application for a grant through NRC-SDM “in an effort to expand knowledge of the Supported Decision-Making Process and its agreements as an alternative to guardianship.”
- Website: Nevada Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities website on Supported Decision Making, including updates and a Durable Power of Attorney form
- PowerPoint: Nevada Presentation at NRC-SDM National Symposium (June 2019)
- Website: Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Alternatives to Guardianship
Information Last Updated: January 24, 2025