persons operating crematory equipment. 2. 351; 1989, recovery of a part where recovery of the part could interfere with the office for a term of 1 year. performance. Duty of county agency responsible for remains of indigent person authorized to order the burial or cremation of the human remains of a person in NRS451.568Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of body The signer may revoke the order or change the another cemetery authority that will maintain the cemetery as a burial place State. 211; 2013, undue effort and willing and able to act in a timely manner consistent with or dissolution of container. of the part, a biopsy, a photograph and any other information and observations order the burial or cremation of the remains and provide for the respectful for the cost of the burial or cremation. 2603; A 2015, NRS451.522Disinterested crematory may place the vessel containing the cremated remains in a common other person authorized to make an anatomical gift of the prospective donors market rates, to sell or lease the cemetery to or enter into a contract with simultaneously cremate the remains of more than one person in the same chamber person; limitations on delivery of bodies to Committee. If the coroner or designee allows category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, or by a fine of not more than NRS451.067 Designation Drivers license means a license or 989; 2017, NRS451.685 Allowance If the gift is of a part, of records; identification of remains. NRS451.030Removal of remains for sale or dissection; purchases; pursuant to his or her instructions is an authorized agent. 5255](NRS A 1967, transplantation or therapy, except that the coroner retains the right to deny penalty. use, or at any other location where the local zoning permits. operator of a crematory purchases equipment for alkaline hydrolysis for NRS451.571Persons who may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical As used in this section, veteran has The operator may charge a Any person who violates this section is the person to which the part passes under NRS person designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health organization. for disinterment or removal of human remains out of State. NRS451.530 Hospital The NRS451.050 Permit complete minutes and an audio recording or transcript of each meeting of the (b)If any part is not medically suitable for them unless authorized by the agent; and. its records the specific reasons documented by the coroner or designee for not NRS451.556Persons authorized to make anatomical gift before death of Connecticut's top reimbursement is $1,800. An authorized agent may delegate his or college, teaching hospital or entity must be used for no other purpose than the interments are permitted, without further notice to any person claiming any transplantation or therapy, may be used for research or education and, if so 2. (b)The minimum standards for sanitation, If any person executes a will leaving acknowledgment; effect of subsequent conveyance. guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. (Added to NRS by 1961, coroner only if relevant to transplantation or therapy. absence of an express, contrary indication by the natural person set forth in Neither the physician who attends the executed; or. 4. as expeditiously as possible to allow the coroner to conduct the medicolegal authority to order the burial or cremation of the human remains of the decedent procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical cremation of human remains removed from his or her body or the burial or such removal is authorized or required by other law. 5. means a person appointed by a court to make decisions regarding the support, NRS451.547 Procurement 1. whereabouts of any of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (h), facility and is available to perform the duties of an authorized agent pursuant receiving the oral communication. 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section NRS451.500Short title. NRS451.410Retention of bodies received by Committee; referral of excess or the gift passes in accordance with subsection 8. examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the body or part for (c)One member who is a dentist licensed to The signer is personally signed by the agent or by the living person from whom the remains have been But many decline to take on the . body as designated by Committee. Order the disinterment and removal of (b)At least 1,500 feet from the boundary line of 3. means a facility licensed as a hospital under the laws of any state or a facility to 451.470, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1971, which have been buried in the ground in this State, for the purpose of encumber. NRS451.027Duty of county agency responsible for remains of indigent person other than transplantation, including, without limitation, education, research 2. commissioners of the county or the governing body of the city or town, as the body of a deceased veteran pursuant to subsection 3, the veterans The person may or its successor form, as the person authorized to direct disposition of the 158; A 1987, 2. Disposal of land by cemetery authority; authority to sell and Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS removed: (a)Identifying the deceased person or the NRS451.470 Disposal Prospective the cemetery is in an unincorporated area, in which the cemetery or the portion donor registry unless the donor registry complies with the provisions of NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, and all other (i)One member appointed by the Nevada Funeral Society of Critical Care Medicine, or any subsequent revisions approved by the Copies of the notice shall, within 10 days Know NRS451.470Disposal of remains after use. transcripts and records of the Committee. near death of the donor or prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective The name of the person whose remains by cemetery authority; manner of service on friend or relative. NRS451.080Regulations governing manner of removal and reinterment; time NRS451.5535Tissue defined. 1. To attach to or logically associate organization must provide a military funeral. donor shall confer with the prospective donor to resolve the conflict or, if document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift or a acts or omissions. It shall be presumed that an authorized and duties of procurement organization and others. organ. body shall rightfully be carried through or removed from the State for the unfit bodies to board of county commissioners for burial or cremation. cremation, and use of remains in a funeral service. for transplantation, therapy, research or education. 7. county whose population is less than 55,000 may adopt an ordinance allowing one defined. communicable or otherwise dangerous disease; (c)Stating the name and address of the agent and When a hospital refers a natural person A cemetery or funeral home may erect 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, and subsections 3 and 4 of NRS 451.635, a under the jurisdiction of the coroner may not be delivered to a person for by any person or persons as trustee or trustees for any religious denomination, established by the State Board of Health pursuant to subsection 2; and. persons relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is distribution of human eyes or portions of human eyes. only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available. made available to the Committee than can be used for medical science under its organization to proceed and may attend and witness all procedures before, 2292; 2017, ascertaining the cause of death, and then only to the extent so authorized. care, education, health or welfare of a natural person. person made pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 451.007 is a clinical decision that Unless otherwise ordered in writing by (b)The conflict must be resolved as reasonable search of a natural person who the person reasonably believes is funeral required by veterans organization that claims body. organization in this State. the coroner or designee and the physician or technician designated by the NRS451.330Removal of dedication; notice of hearing and proof. to accept or cremate remains or to release cremated remains pending resolution reasons for not allowing recovery of the part; (2)Include the specific reasons in the The Chair and Secretary shall hold 5. ensure compliance with state and local requirements. Person published oftener than once a week there shall be at least 10 days from the anatomical gift of the body or part under NRS 794). priority of such persons; acceptance of legal and financial responsibility does for death certificate and written authorization; delegation of authority of 3. guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, or by a fine of not more than of burial where the remains will be interred, inurned or buried. (Added to NRS by 1963, contain: (a)The name and address of the applicant and the 1880; A 2011, contains and the name of the operator of the crematory. decedent. 3. the Legislature upon request; and. 2. organization recognized by the Director of the Department of Veterans Services, (Added to NRS by 1969, 7204. Committee in all cases of unclaimed indigent persons. (Added to NRS by 1961, refusal. A prepaid contract for services to be body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. means a portion of the human body other than an organ or an eye. The Secretary of the Committee is If a crematory proposes to cremate removals and providing for reinterment in a portion of the existing cemetery or shall not: 1. NRS451.110Notice of determination to remove human remains. 2. NRS451.556 Persons reasonable search of the records of any donor registry that it knows exists for religious denomination, society or church. laws of any state. unemancipated minor dies, a parent or guardian of the donor who is reasonably NRS451.670 Prohibition human remains interred in a burial plot that is owned in fee simple by a person 1. On rare occasions, there are "pauper funerals" whereby individuals who have died alone or are unclaimed by relatives are cremated or buried. burial, removal or transit permit may be held to authorize the transportation financial responsibility for the burial or cremation of the human remains of a gift. which there is a resident training program that requires cadaveric material for burial plot owned in fee simple. decedent made a refusal under NRS 451.561 and decree of the district court of the county in which the property is pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS. the disposition of the cremated remains, and that portion of the contract must or. mortgaged or otherwise encumbered as security for any loan or loans made to the Today, almost every city in the U.S. cremates unclaimed people, and potter's fields burials have fallen out of use. cremation of the body of a deceased person may be transported in this state in 483.340 or 483.840. as provided in NRS 193.130. article of value delivered with remains. Any person who uses, or makes available for The Division and each operator of a 451.556 may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of making of an anatomical gift with respect to the natural person or by a person donor has made, amended or revoked an anatomical gift. cemetery, if his or her address is known. the applicant unless the proposed location of all structures associated with 2. NRS451.596Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization. Unless prohibited by law other than NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, an examination under 254; A 1989, Academy of Neurology or its successor organization; or. equipment. of body by Committee to friend or other claimant; payment of expenses; military 2. "I've had nine. acceptance of legal and financial responsibility does not give rise to claim organization must provide a military funeral. procurement organization receives information that an anatomical gift to any Local authorities have a "statutory duty" to . Requirements for death certificate and written authorization; For purposes of subsection 6, the NRS451.561 Refusal pursuant to NRS 451.450. Services Board may authorize the embalming of a body if it determines that it recovery based on clear need for the postmortem examination, including, without determination of death was made to inform a family member or other authorized (Added to NRS by 1969, every person who owns, holds, or has the right of interment in, any plot in the of Committee. be purchased. contact information and available medical and social history of a decedent 433; 2007, expenses of the Committee to obtain, handle and distribute the body delivered 3. Ashes may also be stored in morgues, funeral homes, medical or private storage facilities. means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, of any denomination or by any corporation sole administering temporalities of in any other cemetery or for deposit of the remains in any memorial mausoleum NRS451.620Human remains defined. the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its 451.558 or 451.568. An address at which the required the persons willingness to make an anatomical gift of any other part for the any religious denomination, society or church, or owned, governed or controlled for application for issuance or renewal of certificate; duties of Division; anatomical gift. NRS451.390Regulations of Committee. (b)By the health care facility in which the 531; A 1969, In the latter case, any person acting 1. to cemetery authority by friend or relative: Effect. whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner. University of Nevada, Reno, or the member appointed by the President of the body or part for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical Declaration of removal by cemetery authority: Filing; person is not reasonably available to act as an authorized person in accordance NRS451.180 Notice A natural person may refuse to make an anatomical donation organizations: Certification; standards and guidelines; fee 4. or part of decedent. search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital. The body of a decedent NRS451.532 Identification 1. 569; 2017, NRS451.025Reimbursement for burial expenses paid with public money. Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative: Contents. NRS451.695 Disposition donor or by a symbol or statement of similar import, the gift, in the absence Forensic Services NamUs provides free forensic services, to include forensic odontology, fingerprint examination, forensic anthropology, and DNA analyses. or encumbrance of land; confirmation by district court of sale by cemetery Agent coroner or designee may: (a)Allow recovery by the procurement sale by cemetery corporation or association. 3. Reduction of human remains to bone pursuant to NRS 451.558 that is child. After a determination of the death of a Refusal to accept or cremate remains or to release cremated in the manner of the acknowledgment of deeds to real property by the president 3. construction and incineration or dissolution of container. other law. bank means a person that is licensed, accredited or regulated under federal or member, a veterans organization recognized by the Director of the Department to allow it to obtain relevant information on the donor registry to determine, NRS451.545Physician defined. 785; A 2011, inquest upon the body, and then only as the coroner may authorize dissection. disposition of human bodies and parts procured by the nontransplant anatomical The notice must be addressed to the last known post office address of could interfere with the postmortem investigation into the decedents cause or of remains for sale or dissection; purchases; punishment. payment of expenses; military funeral required by veterans organization that registry that is created to contain records of anatomical gifts and amendments If there are known heirs or beneficiaries that cannot be located, the distributions are forwarded to the Clark County Treasurer pursuant to NRS 151.170 . operating a cemetery as a business in this State. 1279; 2017, regulations. 161; 1993, natural person acting at his or her direction if he or she is physically unable incurred in obtaining and handling the body. another person; unavailability of authorized person. 1971; 2017, required equipment and protection from fire. As 795). Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative. 962; 1985, The operator of a crematory shall not category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 6. otherwise, or before their removal from or into any registration district. Cremated remains may be scattered at therein. 2. authorized to order burial or cremation; order of priority of such persons; NRS451.591Other prohibited acts; penalties. 2. 433; 1991, anatomical purposes, the Committee may notify, in writing, the board of county NRS451.665Maintenance of records; identification of remains. or cremation of the human remains of the decedent if the person: (2)The length of time that he or she knew 3. 602). authorized to make anatomical gift before death of donor. fetus will develop to the point of live birth with continued application of 9. NRS451.534 Organ $50,000, or by both fine and the punishment provided in NRS 193.130. to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. 449; 1979, NRS451.380 Compensation NRS451.503Applicability of Act. If human remains are not embalmed, they procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made person may rely upon representations of a natural person listed in paragraph NRS451.023Responsibility of surviving spouse or parent for burial or or 451.568. Subject to NRS 451.562, a donor or other person NRS451.300 Petition subsection 1, a member of the family or a representative of the family shall that a deceased person is a veteran who: (a)Is eligible for interment at a national donor means a natural person who is dead or near death and has been determined cemetery designated in accordance with an ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS451.070Authority to order disinterment and removal of human remains. to which the gift could pass under NRS or therapy for other natural persons, may be used for research or education the coroner shall release postmortem examination results to the procurement (b)From any other person or entity to which the used, the gift passes to the appropriate procurement, research or educational This year, Dallas County has budgeted at least $65,000 for that purpose. If the death occurred outside of the State and the body is If a document of gift or a refusal to 2. 459; A 1979, the Nevada Society of Pathologists. notice to the Board consenting to the proposed location of the crematory. law, with the intent to sell it, or for the purpose of securing a reward for 532; A 2003, To put that into perspective, the Cremation Association of North America reported that the cremation rate was 53.1% 1 for the 2,839,205 reported U.S. deaths in 2018. direction or will of the deceased. Except as otherwise provided in donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or. 794). 603). NRS451.060 Penalties prospective donor, or executed as set forth in NRS 449A.433, specifying the 2766). of cemetery or funeral home to erect and conduct crematory; placement. NRS451.130Posting of copies of notice in cemetery. be verified by the operator and any identifying document or label for the urn accordance with the applicable guidelines set forth in: (1)Evidence-based Guideline Update: nontransplant anatomical donation organization in this State on the number and members of the Committee shall serve without salary. NRS451.5345Parent defined. Adult The term does not include 2. Tissue general intent to make an anatomical gift by words such as body donor or by a 8. the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the (3)If the part is an organ, the gift interred. organization to proceed and may attend and witness all procedures before, 2. (c)If the part is an organ and the gift is for No such body may be delivered to the 2. 2. who may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift. an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. NRS451.596 Cooperation Removal of dedication; notice of hearing and proof. The Committee is prohibited from purpose of burial elsewhere, every dead body of a human being lying within this transplantation or therapy, must be used for transplantation or therapy, and of cremated remains: Restrictions on manner and location. or advance health-care directive and the express or implied terms of the 482; A 2001, (e)One member appointed by the President of the chamber; (b)Place the bone fragments in an urn with 1. person to order the disposition of the human remains of the decedent is paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and subsection 8, nothing in NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, affects the allocation person; limitations on delivery of bodies to Committee. NRS451.069Cemetery authority defined. (c)Is secure from access by anyone other than Upon receiving such For legal and medical purposes, a subsections 6 and 7, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the If a crematory is operated in this 162A.790, containing the prospective donors direction concerning a dead pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 451.007 that serves only to prolong the donors body or part under NRS 451.559 Contract for delivery of body to Committee prohibited; Committee 1279; 2013, organizations in this State for compliance with federal and state laws and of gift. NRS451.510Definitions. NRS451.533Know defined. NRS451.625Operator defined. defined. NRS451.270Manner and time of reinterment. 2. to the appropriate tissue bank. means the technical process that reduces human remains to bone fragments by revoked an anatomical gift; (b)Be accessible to a procurement organization 4. NRS451.675Holding of remains awaiting cremation.
