Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 450B.834 Grounds for suspension or revocation of designation. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.237) The Division may suspend or revoke the designation of a center for the treatment of trauma or a pediatric center for the treatment of trauma on the following grounds: 1. Any violation of an…

NAC 450B.836 Notice of intent to deny, suspend or revoke designation; summary suspension of designation; appeal of action. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.237) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the Division intends to deny, suspend or revoke a designation as a center for th…

NAC 450B.838 Level I center: Requirements for designation. (NRS 439.200, 450B.120, 450B.237) To be designated as a level I center for the treatment of trauma, a licensed hospital must: 1. Meet all of the criteria for a level I center for the treatment of trauma set forth in chapt…

NAC 450B.845 Pediatric center: Requirements for designation. (NRS 439.200, 450B.120, 450B.237) To be designated as a pediatric center for the treatment of trauma, a licensed hospital must: 1. Meet all of the criteria for a pediatric center for the treatment of trauma set forth in…

NAC 450B.852 Level II center: Requirements for designation. (NRS 439.200, 450B.120, 450B.237) To be designated as a level II center for the treatment of trauma, a licensed hospital must: 1. Meet all of the criteria for a level II center for the treatment of trauma set forth in ch…

NAC 450B.866 Level III center: Requirements for designation. (NRS 439.200, 450B.120, 450B.237) To be designated as a level III center for the treatment of trauma, a licensed hospital must: 1. Meet all of the criteria for a level III center for the treatment of trauma set forth in…

NAC 450B.875 Establishment of programs to ensure quality of care. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.237) Each level I, II and III center for the treatment of trauma and each pediatric center for the treatment of trauma must establish a program for performing evaluations and assessments to ensu…

NAC 450B.880 Definitions. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.795) As used in NAC 450B.880 to 450B.890, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 450B.882 and 450B.884 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health …

NAC 450B.882 “Hospital” defined. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.795) “Hospital” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.012. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R138-07, eff. 1-30-2008)

NAC 450B.884 “Provider of emergency medical services” defined. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.795) “Provider of emergency medical services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.795. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R138-07, eff. 1-30-2008)

NAC 450B.886 Delegation of duties by State Board of Health: Submission and contents of request for delegation; action on request; quarterly reports by county or district board of health. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.795) 1. A county or district board of health may submit to the Division a…

NAC 450B.888 Reporting of certain information by hospitals and providers of emergency medical services in participating counties. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.795) 1. A hospital located in a county that participates in the collection of data pursuant to NRS 450B.795 shall report the infor…

NAC 450B.890 Contribution of certain hospitals and providers of emergency medical services to necessary costs for collection of data. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.795) Each hospital and each provider of emergency medical services located in a county that participates in the collection of …

NAC 450B.950 Do-not-resuscitate identification: Application to include statement regarding disclosure of decision. (NRS 450B.490) In addition to the items required pursuant to NRS 450B.520, an application for a do-not-resuscitate identification must include, without limitation, a…

NAC 450B.955 Do-not-resuscitate identification: Form; issuance to qualified patient upon submission of application and fee. (NRS 450B.120, 450B.490) In a county whose population is less than 700,000: 1. A do-not-resuscitate identification must be in the form of an identification …

NAC 450B.960 Procedures to be followed by persons who administer emergency medical services. (NRS 449A.581, 450B.490, 450B.530, 450B.550) 1. For a do-not-resuscitate identification, do-not-resuscitate order or a valid Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form if the form …

NAC 451.001 Definitions. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 451.002 to 451.007, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Funeral and Cemetery S…

NAC 451.002 “Cremation” defined. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) “Cremation” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 451.617. (Added to NAC by Funeral and Cemetery Svcs. Bd. by R067-15, eff. 11-2-2016)

NAC 451.003 “Crematory” defined. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) “Crematory” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 642.012. (Added to NAC by Funeral and Cemetery Svcs. Bd. by R067-15, eff. 11-2-2016)

NAC 451.004 “Direct cremation facility” defined. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) “Direct cremation facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 642.0135. (Added to NAC by Funeral and Cemetery Svcs. Bd. by R067-15, eff. 11-2-2016)

NAC 451.005 “Embalmer” defined. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) “Embalmer” means a person who is licensed as an embalmer pursuant to chapter 642 of NRS. (Added to NAC by Funeral and Cemetery Svcs. Bd. by R067-15, eff. 11-2-2016)

NAC 451.006 “Funeral director” defined. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) “Funeral director” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 642.015. (Added to NAC by Funeral and Cemetery Svcs. Bd. by R067-15, eff. 11-2-2016)

NAC 451.007 “Funeral establishment” defined. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) “Funeral establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 642.016. (Added to NAC by Funeral and Cemetery Svcs. Bd. by R067-15, eff. 11-2-2016)

NAC 451.008 “Cremation of human remains” interpreted. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) 1. For the purposes of NRS 451.680, the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board interprets the phrase “cremation of human remains” to include: (a) The container, unless incinerating the conta…

NAC 451.009 “Physically operating the crematory equipment” interpreted. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) For the purposes of NRS 451.635, the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board interprets the phrase “physically operating the crematory equipment” to mean: 1. Starting the cr…

NAC 451.010 Embalming. (NRS 439.200) 1. At the direction of a physician, licensed to practice medicine in Nevada, who was last in attendance on a person known or suspected to have died of a communicable disease, or of any coroner or health officer who has knowledge or suspects th…

NAC 451.015 Maintenance of dead body; exceptions. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NAC 451.010, the operator of a crematory, funeral establishment or direct cremation facility shall ensure that each dead body of a human being is …

NAC 451.020 Severability. (NRS 439.200) If any provision of NAC 451.010 is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of its provisions are not affected thereby. [Bd. of Health, Disposition of Dead Bodies Reg. Art. II, eff. 4-21-78] CREMATION

NAC 451.050 Written authorization: Allowance of person to witness cremation; allowance of simultaneous cremation of remains of two or more persons. (NRS 451.640, 451.685, 642.063) 1. Before an operator of a crematory allows: (a) A person to witness a cremation, the operator shall…

NAC 451.070 Duties of operator of crematory, funeral establishment or direct cremation facility related to cremation. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) The operator of a crematory, funeral establishment or direct cremation facility shall ensure that: 1. Any human remains awaiting c…

NAC 451.100 Transportation by common carrier, agencies or other persons. (NRS 439.200) 1. The bodies of persons who have died from any cause must not be received for transportation by a common carrier or transported by agencies or other persons authorized to carry human bodies un…

NAC 451.110 Bodies subject to trauma or disinterred more than 30 days after burial. (NRS 439.200) The body of a person, or the remains of the body of a person, whose death was caused by a severe trauma, or the remains of a human dead body in which decomposition has occurred and i…

NAC 451.120 Transportation by funeral directors or embalmers. (NRS 439.200) Nothing in NAC 451.100 to 451.140, inclusive, prohibits or limits in any respect the transportation of dead human bodies within Nevada by licensed funeral directors or embalmers in properly licensed motor…

NAC 451.130 Burial-transit permits. (NRS 439.200) 1. When bodies are shipped by common carrier or transported by an agency or by any other person authorized to carry human bodies, a burial-transit permit must be made out in duplicate. 2. One copy of the burial-transit permit must…

NAC 451.140 Responsibility of Division of Public and Behavioral Health. (NRS 439.200) Nothing in NAC 451.100 to 451.140, inclusive, makes the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for any financial obligations incurred…

NAC 451.200 Maintenance of records. (NRS 451.640, 452.026, 642.063) 1. The records required to be kept pursuant to NRS 451.665 by the operator of a crematory, funeral establishment or direct cremation facility must be maintained for at least 7 years. 2. The maintenance of such re…

NAC 451.210 Adherence to order of priority of persons authorized to request disinterment or removal of human remains; exception. (NRS 452.026) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in determining whether a relative of a decedent is authorized to request the disintermen…

NAC 452.010 “Class A construction” defined. As used in this chapter, a “Class A construction” means a building for which the stress of all external or internal loads or strains is transferred to the foundation by a reinforced concrete frame or by a skeleton or framework of steel,…

NAC 452.020 Construction of mausoleums: General requirements. No building or structure for use or intended to be used for the permanent interment of the remains of deceased persons may be constructed, and no building now constructed but not used for the permanent interment of the…

NAC 452.030 Class A construction required. 1. All mausoleums or columbariums constructed after July 5, 1932, must be of a Class A construction. 2. All footings, bearing walls, beams, columns, floor slabs and other structural elements must be designed and constructed with a safety…

NAC 452.040 Footings. Footings for any mausoleum or columbarium erected after July 5, 1932, must be made of concrete and reinforced with steel. [Bd. of Health, part Mausoleum Reg., eff. 7-5-32]

NAC 452.050 Loads. 1. All live and dead loads in a mausoleum or columbarium must be supported by the walls of columns connected directly to the footings. 2. The total load on footings may not exceed the safe soil bearing as determined by testing. 3. Footings must be designed for …

NAC 452.060 Walls. 1. The wall of a mausoleum or columbarium which supports a load and is erected after July 5, 1932, must be constructed with only the following materials, used singly or in combination: (a) Concrete; (b) Cut stone; (c) Cast stone; (d) Granite; or (e) Marble. 2. …

NAC 452.070 Anchors. 1. Fastenings on hangers, clasps, clips, wires and doors and other fasteners must be made of brass, aluminum or copper of at least 22-gauge copper-bearing iron or steel. 2. The base, architraves, wainscoting and all other vertical work must be securely clampe…

NAC 452.080 Settings. 1. Marble in a floor must be set in a full bed of nonstaining cement mortar, the proportion of cement to sand to be one to two, and tamped to a uniform bearing true to line. 2. All stone must be tamped to a uniform bearing true to line and set on an even bed…

NAC 452.090 Mortar. The mortar for setting all stonework must be composed of at least one part nonstaining Portland cement to three parts of clean, white, coarse sand, tempered with lime putty. [Bd. of Health, part Mausoleum Reg., eff. 7-5-32]

NAC 452.100 Pointings. After stonework is completed, all joints must be brushed, cleaned thoroughly, wet and carefully filled with mortar, solidly packed and pointed. Mortar for pointing must be composed of one part lime putty, two parts white Monterey sand or its equivalent, and…