NRS 440.380
Medical certificate of death: Signature

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1.

The medical certificate of death must be signed by the physician or advanced practice registered nurse, if any, last in attendance on the deceased, or pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, it may be signed by the attending physician’s associate physician, the chief medical officer of the hospital or institution in which the death occurred, or the pathologist who performed an autopsy upon the deceased. The person who signs the medical certificate of death shall specify:

(a)

The social security number of the deceased.

(b)

The hour and day on which the death occurred.

(c)

The cause of death, so as to show the cause of disease or sequence of causes resulting in death, giving first the primary cause of death or the name of the disease causing death, and the contributory or secondary cause, if any, and the duration of each.

2.

In deaths in hospitals or institutions, or of nonresidents, the physician or advanced practice registered nurse shall furnish the information required under this section, and may state where, in his or her opinion, the disease was contracted.

Source: Section 440.380 — Medical certificate of death: Signature; contents., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-440.­html#NRS440Sec380.

440.350
Form and contents of certificate of death or stillbirth. 440.360
Authentication of personal and statistical information concerning certificate. 440.370
Signature required on statement of facts concerning disposition of body. 440.380
Medical certificate of death: Signature 440.390
Presentation of certificate of stillbirth. 440.400
Effect of using indefinite or unsatisfactory terms on certificate. 440.410
Manner of defining cause of death. 440.415
Pronouncement of death by registered nurse or physician assistant: Conditions 440.420
Duties of funeral director, health officer, coroner and coroner’s deputy when death occurs without medical attendance. 440.430
Duties of coroner. 440.433
Notice to parents or guardian of autopsy upon body of minor 440.435
Death caused by sudden infant death syndrome: Ordinance may authorize postmortem examination 440.437
Death caused by sudden infant death syndrome: Report by State Registrar. 440.440
Duties of funeral director and sheriff upon death of unknown person. 440.450
Prerequisites to disposal of body. 440.460
Personal and statistical information. 440.470
Presentation of certificate of death. 440.480
Statement as to disposition of body. 440.490
Presentation of completed certificate of death to local registrar. 440.495
Notification of county clerk or registrar of voters. 440.500
Burial and removal permits: Issuance 440.510
Contents of burial permit. 440.520
Disposition of burial or removal permit. 440.530
Burial permit to accompany body. 440.540
Necessity for permit to inter more than 72 hours after death 440.550
Body transported from another state. 440.560
Interment without burial permit prohibited. 440.570
Validity of burial permit in another district. 440.580
Signature, endorsement and return of permit. 440.590
Records of interments.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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