Title 40

NRS 451.587 Nontransplant anatomical donation organizations: Certification; standards and guidelines; fee for application for issuance or renewal of certificate; duties of Division; penalty. 1. Each nontransplant anatomical donation organization that procures a human body or part…

NRS 451.590 Sale or purchase of parts prohibited; penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not knowingly, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell a part of a natural person for transplantation or therapy if removal of the part from the natur…

NRS 451.591 Other prohibited acts; penalties. 1. A person shall not, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsify, forge, conceal, deface or obliterate a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift or a refusal. 2. A person who violates this s…

NRS 451.592 Immunity. 1. A person that acts in accordance with NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution or administrative p…

NRS 451.593 Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity. 1. A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with: (a) The provisions of NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive; (b) The laws of the state or country where it wa…

NRS 451.594 Donor registry. 1. A person shall not create or maintain a donor registry unless the donor registry complies with the provisions of NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, and all other applicable provisions of federal and state law. 2. A donor registry must: (a) Allow a d…

NRS 451.595 Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive. 1. As used in this section: (a) “Advance health-care directive” means a power of attorney for health care or other record signed by a prospective donor, or executed in the manner set forth in NRS 162A.790, co…

NRS 451.596 Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization. 1. A coroner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education. 2. If a coroner receives n…

NRS 451.597 Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of coroner. 1. Upon request of a procurement organization, a coroner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information and available medical and social history of …

NRS 451.598 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersed…

NRS 451.600 Definitions. As used in NRS 451.600 to 451.715, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 451.605 to 451.630, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601; A 2017, 2735; 2023, 4…

NRS 451.605 “Agent” defined. “Agent” means, with respect to a particular deceased person, a person authorized to order the cremation of his or her human remains. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601)

NRS 451.607 “Alkaline hydrolysis” defined. “Alkaline hydrolysis” means the: 1. Reduction of human remains to bone fragments through a water-based process of dissolution using alkaline chemicals and agitation to accelerate natural decomposition; and 2. Processing of the hydrolyzed…

NRS 451.610 “Communicable disease” defined. “Communicable disease” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 441A.040. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601)

NRS 451.615 “Container” defined. “Container” means a vessel, whether or not a casket, in which human remains are placed for cremation. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601)

NRS 451.617 “Cremation” defined. “Cremation” means the technical process that reduces human remains to bone fragments or soil by using alkaline hydrolysis, incineration or natural organic reduction. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2735; A 2023, 416)

NRS 451.620 “Human remains” defined. “Human remains” means the body of a deceased person, or part of the body which has been removed from a living person, in any stage of decomposition. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601)

NRS 451.623 “Natural organic reduction” defined. “Natural organic reduction” means the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. (Added to NRS by 2023, 416)

NRS 451.625 “Operator” defined. “Operator” of a crematory means the person licensed to conduct its business. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601)

NRS 451.630 “Urn” defined. “Urn” means a vessel in which cremated remains can be placed and which can be closed to prevent leaking or spilling of the remains or the entrance of foreign material. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601)

NRS 451.635 Requirements for licensing of crematories and certification of persons operating crematory equipment. 1. No person may cremate human remains except in a crematory whose operator is licensed by the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board. 2. The licensed operator of…

NRS 451.637 Operator of crematory to provide notice to certain entities concerning equipment for alkaline hydrolysis; entity that receives notice to ensure compliance with state and local requirements. 1. After obtaining a license pursuant to NRS 451.635 and at least 90 days befo…

NRS 451.640 Adoption of regulations; injunctive relief. 1. The Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board shall adopt regulations for the administration of NRS 451.600 to 451.715, inclusive. Unless governed by the regulations of the State Board of Health, the regulations of the N…

NRS 451.645 Authority of cemetery or funeral home to erect and conduct crematory; placement. 1. A cemetery or funeral home may erect and conduct a crematory if licensed as the operator. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 of NRS 451.635, a crematory may be erec…

NRS 451.655 Order of person for cremation and disposition of remains. 1. A prepaid contract for services to be rendered upon the death of a beneficiary which includes cremation must specify the disposition of the cremated remains, and that portion of the contract must be initiale…

NRS 451.660 Requirements for death certificate and written authorization; delegation of authority of authorized agent; unavailability of authorized agent. 1. The operator of a crematory shall not cremate human remains until a death certificate has been signed and, except as other…

NRS 451.665 Maintenance of records; identification of remains. 1. The operator of a crematory, funeral establishment or direct cremation facility shall keep a record of: (a) Each authorization received; (b) The name of each person whose human remains are received; (c) The date an…

NRS 451.670 Prohibition against requiring placement of remains in casket; construction and incineration, dissolution or reduction of container. 1. No operator of a crematory may require that human remains be placed in a casket, or refuse to accept human remains for cremation beca…

NRS 451.675 Holding of remains awaiting cremation. 1. If the operator of a crematory cannot cremate human remains immediately after receiving them, the operator shall place them in a holding facility within or adjacent to the crematory which: (a) Preserves the dignity of the rema…

NRS 451.680 Procedure and space for cremation. 1. The agent, or the person charged with arranging for disposition of the body of a person who has ordered his or her own cremation, shall ensure that any artificial device that would be dangerous if cremated is removed from the huma…

NRS 451.685 Allowance of persons near remains awaiting cremation; simultaneous cremation of remains of more than one person. 1. The operator of a crematory shall not permit a person to be present near human remains awaiting cremation, being cremated, or being removed from the cha…

NRS 451.690 Delivery and transportation of cremated remains. 1. When cremated remains are called for or delivered, the person receiving the remains and a representative of the operator of the crematory shall sign a receipt showing the name of the person whose remains are received…

NRS 451.695 Disposition of cremated remains: Responsibility; operator of crematory. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) The agent who orders cremation is responsible for the disposition of cremated remains. If within 30 days after cremation the person named in th…

NRS 451.700 Disposition of cremated remains: Restrictions on manner and location. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or authorized by the agent who ordered the cremation, no person may: (a) Scatter cremated remains in such a manner or location that the remains are co…

NRS 451.705 Effect of execution of order for cremation; liability for article of value delivered with remains. 1. The signer of an order for the cremation of human remains warrants the truth of the facts set forth in the order, including the identity of the person whose remains a…

NRS 451.710 Refusal to accept or cremate remains or to release cremated remains pending resolution of dispute. 1. The operator of a crematory incurs no liability by refusing to accept or to cremate human remains until the operator receives a court order or other suitable confirma…

NRS 451.715 Unlawful acts; abatement of unlawful crematory as public nuisance. 1. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Hold himself or herself out to the public as the operator of a crematory without being licensed pursuant to NRS 451.635; (b) Sign an order for cremation knowing…

NRS 452.001 Applicability of provisions. The provisions of NRS 452.001 to 452.610, inclusive: 1. Except NRS 452.002, 452.030 and 452.300, do not apply to a person maintaining a cemetery but not operating as a cemetery authority on July 5, 1971. 2. Do not apply to cemeteries conta…

NRS 452.002 Adverse use by public presumptive evidence of dedication as public cemetery. The uninterrupted use by the public of land for a burial ground for 5 years, with the consent of the owner and without a reservation of his or her rights, is presumptive evidence of his or he…

NRS 452.003 Definitions. As used in NRS 452.001 to 452.610, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 452.004 to 452.023, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2061; A 1987, 1270; 1993, 2…

NRS 452.004 “Administrator” defined. “Administrator” means the Commissioner of Insurance. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2061)

NRS 452.0055 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2607; A 2003, 1280)

NRS 452.007 “Buyer” defined. “Buyer” means the purchaser of a prepaid contract, as that term is defined in NRS 689.475. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2062; A 1987, 1270)

NRS 452.0075 “Cemetery” defined. “Cemetery” means any enclosure or plot of land that is or may be used for the burial of the dead and includes an individual plot. (Added to NRS by 2005, 499)

NRS 452.008 “Cemetery authority” defined. “Cemetery authority” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association or cemetery district owning or controlling cemetery lands or property and engaged in the operation of a cemetery business in this state. (Added to NRS by 197…

NRS 452.0085 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3061)