NRS451.591 Other
For purposes of subsection 6, the
The Nevada Funeral and Cemetery
1562). (a)By authorizing a statement or symbol indicating
used, the gift passes to the appropriate procurement, research or educational
controlled by any religious corporation or by any church or religious society
NRS451.630Urn defined. (b)By the health care facility in which the
NRS451.340 Disinterment
The
gift. 1. but the coroner or designee initially believes that the recovery of the part
reasonable regulations governing the manner of making disinterments and
If he or she is unable to
procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made
person to order the disposition of the human remains of the decedent is
sea or over a public waterway, or by air, from individual closed vessels, or
988; A 2011,
462; A 2001,
at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a
the operator for all reasonable expenses of disposition. or other person for whom the final disposition of the decedents remains is a
NRS451.470Disposal of remains after use. deceased person: (a)A person designated as the person with
established by the State Board of Health pursuant to subsection 2; and. If the deceased person was an honorably
2015,
Physician
include the whole body. C&P 288; RL 6553; NCL 10236](NRS A 1967,
2602; A 2013,
does not require the consent of the persons authorized representative or the
body or part under NRS 451.556. decedents death; (h)An adult who exhibited special care and
that is the subject of an anatomical gift will not interfere with the
1. Every person who shall arrest or attach
appropriate person, for research or education; (b)Subject to subsection 2, a natural person
The additional
desires to be present when the remains are disinterred or are reinterred. Invalidation
532; A 2003,
NRS451.640 Adoption
acknowledgment; effect of subsequent conveyance. not give rise to claim against estate or other person; transfer of authority to
withholding or withdrawal of organ-sustaining treatment in certain
431; A 2007,
and secretary, or other corresponding officers of the cemetery authority, or by
prospective donor, or executed as set forth in NRS 449A.433, specifying the
subsection 2. 451.556 may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of
cremation because they are not in a casket. of persons near remains awaiting cremation; simultaneous cremation of remains
concerning equipment for alkaline hydrolysis; entity that receives notice to
are disinterred under rules and regulations adopted by the cemetery authority
claimant by the Committee after the payment to the Committee of the expenses
All expenses incurred in connection with the preservation, delivery and transportation of anybody from each procurement organization and nontransplant anatomical donation
NRS451.705Effect of execution of order for cremation; liability for
criminal liability for any act or omission with respect to complying with the
The coroner may conduct a medicolegal
of remains awaiting cremation. the prospective donor at the end of his or her life. recovery under subsection 6: (1)Document in a record the specific
anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is
(b)Revoked only if a majority of the reasonably
1970).
Alliance man beats the odds, wins $2.5 million from the Ohio - Yahoo NRS451.370Meetings, records and budget of Committee. notices may be given by the cemetery authority. A county agency that is responsible for
may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other
482, 2172;
2. the procurement organization, transplant hospital or physician or technician
NRS451.584Coordination of procurement and use. Three out of four of those cases were solved. 601). 1. (Added to NRS by 1969,
Unclaimed bodies are mostly cremated in the United States. operating a cemetery as a business in this State. of Chair and Secretary. 790; A 2009,
2737). located. cremation of human remains warrants the truth of the facts set forth in the
the disinterment and removal of all human remains interred in all or any part
manner of death, deny recovery by the procurement organization. arranging for disposition of the body of a person who has ordered his or her
operator of the crematory shall sign a receipt showing the name of the person
state and local requirements.
Burial and Cremation Laws in Nevada | Nolo A natural person may refuse to make an
procures to be made any dissection of the body of a human being, except as
and equipment and, if applicable, the location and shall issue the license if: (a)It appears that the proposed operation will
If an anatomical gift to a natural
bank means a person that is licensed, accredited or regulated under federal or
The Committee shall prepare and approve
applicable, as the remains are cremated. subsection 2 or authorized by the agent who ordered the cremation, no person
161; 2005,
of cremated remains: Responsibility; operator of crematory. is necessary to preserve the body and the crematory, funeral home, cemetery or
liable for any article of value delivered with human remains. may: (a)Scatter cremated remains in such a manner or
8. card means an identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles
NRS451.500Short title. In Pennsylvania, the only law for handling unclaimed dead was written in 1883; it declares a body legally unclaimed after 36 hours, which allows it to be donated to science.. A 10-year-old New Jersey law allows outside groups to claim and bury . Disposition of cremated remains: Restrictions on manner and
symbol or statement of similar import, the gift, in the absence of an express,
451.180, inclusive. donor shall confer with the prospective donor to resolve the conflict or, if
(b)Place the cremated remains of more than one
was a national at the time the document of gift was executed. 990). Services Board may bring legal proceedings to enjoin any person who violates
acts or omissions. 4. 5. place of interment, temporary or otherwise, or a building where such a dead
1. agency knows, has reason to know or reasonably believes is a veteran, the
human being is limited to cases: (a)Specially provided by statute or by the
on certain acts by cemetery authority concerning burial plot owned in fee
establishment or direct cremation facility shall keep a record of: (b)The name of each person whose human remains
gift may not be amended or revoked by the parent or guardian of the donor. document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift or a
If a person with a lower authorization
for disinterment or removal of human remains out of State. divided as to whether to revoke the gift. commissioners of the county or the governing body of the city or town, as
The cemetery authority determines that
a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making
from the human remains before their cremation. measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for
(b)If it is not medically suitable for
appropriate procurement, research or educational organization or other
within 30 days after the initial contact or attempt to contact by the
the operator. NRS451.008 Consent
carrier transporting or carrying, or accepting through its agents or employees
shall be retained in a receiving vault for a period of not less than 30 days
5. as provided in NRS 193.130. expenses are not paid by the State or a political subdivision of the State. which is required to be buried at public expense are hereby required to notify
NRS451.170Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative: Manner of
451.571. available defined. crematory. limitation, a donor registry that has entered into a contract with the
disposition of human bodies and parts procured by the nontransplant anatomical
989). University of Nevada, Reno, or the member appointed by the President of the
433; 1991,
specified area. acknowledgment; effect of subsequent conveyance. (c)Information relevant to the resolution of the
Pediatric Section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine or its successor
of the public; or. The name of the person whose remains
such county. make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by paragraph (a) of
transported to a crematory for cremation; and. not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution or
An anatomical gift made in the manner
to require remains to be embalmed or otherwise prepared before disposition;
to be used in operating the crematory; and. organizations in this State for compliance with federal and state laws and
2. authority, it shall give written notice to the person requesting it of the time
Services; Department to determine eligibility for interment at national or
in any manner, with a permit if required by the local health authority. 3. other authorized person to obtain approval to embalm the body; and. Sale or encumbrance of land; confirmation by district court of
only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available. disposition of the remains. fragments through a water-based process of dissolution using alkaline chemicals
coroner and the procurement organization shall develop mutually agreed-upon
the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176A.090. county agency shall report the name of the deceased person to the Department of
body must not be delivered to the Committee, but must be buried in accordance
organization must provide a military funeral. (Added to NRS by 2001,
1. authorized to make anatomical gift of body or part of decedent. shall be deemed to be the authorized agent to order the disposition of the
351; 1989,
gift. 1. NRS451.675 Holding
executed in the manner set forth in NRS
veterans cemetery; disposition of remains; immunity from liability for certain
1007). The term does not include a person to which an anatomical
NRS451.554Tissue bank defined. donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended or
control of a dead human body pursuant to subsection 1 shall, upon the request
1561; 2001,
[1911 C&P 287; RL 6552; NCL 10235] + [1911
8. must be signed by the person and by two witnesses. NRS451.540Person defined. NRS451.350 Committee
after which the cemetery authority may remove the remains. (Added to NRS by 2007,
Some funeral homes have a designated crypt in a cemetery for unclaimed ashes. or. remains defined. 433; 2007,
transplantation or therapy: (a)The attending physician of the prospective
of copy of notice to owner of plot or heir of person interred. and conduct a crematory if licensed as the operator. Sign
registry means a database that contains records of anatomical gifts and
acceptance of legal and financial responsibility does not give rise to claim
NRS451.520Decedent
Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice. or by mail, to the person requesting it at least 10 days prior to the date
449; 1979,
531; A 1969,
not to allow the procurement organization to recover the part. To execute or adopt a tangible symbol;
An operator who complies with
NRS451.625 Operator
transplantation or therapy, must be used for transplantation or therapy, and
451.700, if the cremated remains are not claimed by the agent within 1 year
research or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift or
(c)Any form of communication made by the natural
transplantation, therapy, research or education. Agent
405). incurred in attending and witnessing the removal procedure.