Power of Attorney in Nevada

Nevada has a statutory form (NRS 162A.620). A power of attorney must be signed by the principal (or by another person in the principal's presence at their direction). A notarized signature is presumed genuine, and the statutory form says it is not valid unless acknowledged before a notary. It is durable unless it says otherwise. If the principal lives in a hospital, nursing or group-care facility, a certificate of competency from a doctor, psychologist, psychiatrist or APRN must be attached, and facility staff generally cannot be named as agent.

Health care power of attorney / advance health-care directive: must be signed by the principal and either notarized or signed by two adult witnesses; there are limits on who may witness (for example, nursing home owners, operators or staff where the principal lives). An optional statutory form is in NRS 162A.855. Living will (declaration on life-sustaining treatment): signed by the declarant and attested by two witnesses; statutory forms are in NRS 449A.436 and 449A.439.

Nevada has a statutory form for a financial power of attorney in NRS 162A.620 (Uniform Power of Attorney Act). The form states it is not valid unless the principal dates and signs it and it is acknowledged before a notary public. For health care, NRS 162A.855 provides an Advance Health-Care Directive form. A power of attorney for health care must be signed by the principal and either acknowledged before a notary public or witnessed by two adult witnesses; the agent cannot be a witness, and if the principal lives in a nursing home, the home's owner, operator or employees cannot serve as witnesses.