NRS 451.566
Persons authorized to make anatomical gift of body or part of decedent.

1.

Subject to subsections 2 and 3 and unless barred by NRS 451.561 or 451.562, an anatomical gift of a decedent’s body or part for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education may be made by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed:

(a)

An agent of the decedent at the time of death who could have made an anatomical gift under subsection 2 of NRS 451.556 immediately before the decedent’s death;

(b)

The spouse of the decedent;

(c)

Adult children of the decedent;

(d)

Parents of the decedent;

(e)

Adult siblings of the decedent;

(f)

Adult grandchildren of the decedent;

(g)

Grandparents of the decedent;

(h)

An adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent;

(i)

The persons who were acting as the guardians of the person of the decedent at the time of death; and

(j)

Any other person having the authority to dispose of the decedent’s body.

2.

If there is more than one member of a class listed in paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (i) of subsection 1 entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member of the class unless that member or a person to which the gift may pass under NRS 451.571 knows of an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.

3.

A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the time of the decedent’s death, a person in a prior class under subsection 1 is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.

Source: Section 451.566 — Persons authorized to make anatomical gift of body or part of decedent., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-451.­html#NRS451Sec566.

451.500
Short title. 451.503
Applicability of Act. 451.505
Uniformity of application and construction. 451.510
Definitions. 451.511
“Adult” defined. 451.512
“Agent” defined. 451.513
“Anatomical gift” defined. 451.520
“Decedent” defined. 451.522
“Disinterested witness” defined. 451.523
“Document of gift” defined. 451.525
“Donor” defined. 451.526
“Donor registry” defined. 451.528
“Driver’s license” defined. 451.529
“Guardian” defined. 451.530
“Hospital” defined. 451.532
“Identification card” defined. 451.533
“Know” defined. 451.534
“Organ procurement organization” defined. 451.535
“Part” defined. 451.540
“Person” defined. 451.545
“Physician” defined. 451.547
“Procurement organization” defined. 451.548
“Reasonably available” defined. 451.549
“Record” defined. 451.550
“State” defined. 451.553
“Technician” defined. 451.554
“Tissue bank” defined. 451.556
Persons authorized to make anatomical gift before death of donor. 451.558
Manner of making anatomical gift before death of donor. 451.559
Amending or revoking anatomical gift before death of donor. 451.561
Refusal to make anatomical gift 451.562
Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation. 451.566
Persons authorized to make anatomical gift of body or part of decedent. 451.568
Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of body or part of decedent. 451.571
Persons who may receive anatomical gift 451.572
Search and notification. 451.578
Delivery of document of gift not required 451.579
Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. 451.584
Coordination of procurement and use. 451.587
Nontransplant anatomical donation organizations: Certification 451.590
Sale or purchase of parts prohibited 451.591
Other prohibited acts 451.592
Immunity. 451.593
Law governing validity 451.594
Donor registry. 451.595
Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive. 451.596
Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization. 451.597
Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of coroner. 451.598
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. 451.5285
“Eye bank” defined. 451.5335
“Minor” defined. 451.5345
“Parent” defined. 451.5475
“Prospective donor” defined. 451.5485
“Recipient” defined. 451.5493
“Refusal” defined. 451.5497
“Sign” defined. 451.5535
“Tissue” defined. 451.5545
“Transplant hospital” defined.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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