453A.030 - “Attending physician” defined.

453A.030  “Attending physician” defined.  “Attending physician” means a physician who:

      1.  Is licensed to practice:

      (a) Medicine pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS; or

      (b) Osteopathic medicine pursuant to the provisions of chapter 633 of NRS; and

      2.  Has responsibility for the care and treatment of a person diagnosed with a chronic or debilitating medical condition.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 3054; A 2003, 1180, 1430)