Postmortem examination by forensic pathologist: Determination of cause of death; death certificate.

NRS 259.053 Postmortem examination by forensic pathologist: Determination of cause of death; death certificate. If a forensic pathologist performs a postmortem examination on a body under the jurisdiction of the coroner: 1. The forensic pathologist shall determine the cause of death of the decedent; and 2. The certifier of death shall record on the death certificate the exact cause of death as determined by the forensic pathologist. (Added to NRS by 2019, 4163)