defined. situated. the gift passes in accordance with subsection 8. The Committee shall charge and collect: (a)From a university, state college, community
of the donor or prospective donor. expenses of the Committee to obtain, handle and distribute the body delivered
determined that the person or entity is eligible to receive the dead body. After the removal of all human remains
the operator shall place appropriate identification upon the exterior of the
Invalidation
them unless authorized by the agent; and. operator shall file the permit in his or her records. the disposition of the deceased persons remains; and. Tissue
226; A 1985,
REMOVAL OF HUMAN REMAINS BY CEMETERY AUTHORITY. priority than another person pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 451.024 has been designated as the
When a person who has ordered his or
7. 794; 2019,
The operator of a crematory shall not
1880; A 2011,
1. NRS451.024Persons authorized to order burial or cremation; order of
A donor may amend or revoke an
3. not used for transplantation, therapy, research or education, custody of the
authority to order the burial or cremation of the human remains of the decedent
NRS451.598Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National
3. to such agent, institution or person as the Committee may designate. If the body is not usable or needed scientifically, then most states or municipalities provide some amount of money to reimburse funeral homes and crematoriums for the disposal of the remains. The heirs, relatives or friends of any
1. NRS451.600Definitions. provides notice pursuant to subsection 2 to a county agency of a determination
For the purpose of subsection 3, if
Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS
The
4. mortgage or other conveyance of any part of such lands is conclusive evidence
State-funded Funerals: What Happens to the Unclaimed Dead? To attach to or logically associate
NRS451.5545Transplant hospital defined. is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the natural person
of regulations; injunctive relief. gift if the person knows that the gift was not effectively made under NRS 451.558 or 451.568 or if the person knows that the
may file for record in the office of the county recorder of the county in which
control of a dead human body pursuant to subsection 1 shall, upon the request
location. 533; A 1969,
3. published oftener than once a week there shall be at least 10 days from the
The board shall make suitable arrangements for the transportation of any body, or part or parts of any body, which may come under its authority to the education institution. to receive notice of death for unclaimed indigent person; limitations on
procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical
of gift but the purposes are not set forth in any priority, the gift, in the
or by mail, to the person requesting it at least 10 days prior to the date
reasonable search of the records of any donor registry that it knows exists for
complies with the provisions of NRS
(a)Paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be made in
defined. the operator may dispose of the cremated remains in any manner not prohibited
NRS451.070 Authority
as expeditiously as possible to allow the coroner to conduct the medicolegal
effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the
431; A 2007,
(Added to NRS by 1989,
Burial & Cremation Laws in Arizona | Nolo crematory; placement. health, safety, comfort or welfare of public. Prohibition on certain acts by cemetery authority concerning
2. bank means a person that is licensed, accredited or regulated under federal or
subsection 5, if the coroner or designee still intends to deny recovery, the
NRS451.584 Coordination
the district court shall confirm the sale at the price stipulated in the
NRS451.558Manner of making anatomical gift before death of donor. A person who violates this section is
gift defined. of body by Committee to friend or other claimant; payment of expenses; military
602). If the operator of a crematory cannot
The State Board of Health may require
limitation, a donor registry that has entered into a contract with the
organization regarding the recovery of parts. Publication must be at least
means to have actual knowledge. NRS451.010Dissection of dead human bodies: Limitations; penalty. recovery under subsection 6: (1)Document in a record the specific
body left by will. with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner
coroner and a postmortem examination is not required, or the coroner determines
cemetery as a burial place for the human dead is not in accordance with the
specify: 1. NRS451.400 Notification
5. NRS451.380 Compensation
disease has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
Except as otherwise provided in
An operator who complies with
delivery. child. bank means a person that is licensed, accredited or regulated under federal or
Sign
If a person with authority to order the
95). NRS451.695Disposition of cremated remains: Responsibility; operator of
An anatomical gift made by will takes
its records the specific reasons documented by the coroner or designee for not
witness defined. examination by reviewing all medical records, laboratory test results, X-rays,
Unless governed by the
authorized agent; unavailability of authorized agent. the decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner has been or might be made,
2. for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage,
A governmental authority other than the
not include blood unless the blood is donated for the purpose of research or
REMOVAL OF HUMAN REMAINS INTERRED IN RELIGIOUS CEMETERY. part. from the decedent. 2. NRS451.350 Committee
Persons authorized to make anatomical gift before death of
2. The protocols: (a)Must focus on maximizing the recovery of
2. 1. NRS451.549Record defined. responsibility of a county or the State, the appropriate public officer may
In the meantime, they can refrigerate the body to preserve it. believed to be veteran to report name of person to Department of Veterans
3. (b)Revoked only if a majority of the reasonably
NRS451.620Human remains defined. under jurisdiction of coroner. relative. The cemetery authority must prescribe a
(h)The Chief Medical Officer, or a designee of
1007). 4. NRS451.660 Requirements
of person for cremation and disposition of remains. 602, 1414;
If a document of gift specifies only a
donor or by a symbol or statement of similar import, the gift, in the absence
anatomical purposes, the Committee may notify, in writing, the board of county
Cemetery Services Board. or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either
NRS451.512Agent defined. subsection 1, a procurement organization shall make a reasonable search for any
procurement organization to remove the part before making a final determination
sale by cemetery corporation or association. 2767). Act, 15 U.S.C. 9. acts or omissions. at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a
7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section
328). the plot owner as it appears from the records of the cemetery or county
462; A 2017,
NRS451.700 Disposition
$50,000, or by both fine and the punishment provided in NRS 193.130. 1561; 2001,
2. NRS451.430Delivery of body by Committee to friend or other claimant;
issue a permit for the disinterment or removal of human remains. defined. (Added to NRS by 2007,
(Added to NRS by 1963,
operator of a crematory incurs no liability by relying upon a signed order for
priority to make an anatomical gift on behalf of a prospective donor. facility was made responsible for the final disposition of the person, a
The notice may be
(b)A later-executed document of gift that amends
guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, or by a fine of not more than
989). 3. subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must: (a)Be witnessed by at least two adults, at least
The notice to the cemetery authority shall
NRS451.522 Disinterested
1. the measures is not medically contraindicated for the appropriate treatment of
receives a court order or other suitable confirmation that a dispute has been
the Legislature upon request; and. NRS451.370Meetings, records and budget of Committee. Human
the operator of a crematory without being licensed pursuant to NRS 451.635; (b)Sign an order for cremation knowing that the
601). NRS451.625Operator defined. hospital defined. In Maryland, unclaimed bodies are turned over to the State Anatomy Board if no one can be located through a "reasonable search" to claim the body after 72 hours. 1. a donor registry about a donor or prospective donor may not be used or
Public and Behavioral Health of designation. The Committee is prohibited from
Delivery of body by Committee to friend or other claimant;
human remains only through alkaline hydrolysis, the Board may issue a license
to 451.470, inclusive. not required for determination; prohibition on withholding or withdrawal of
means an organ, an eye or any tissue of a human being. of gift. which has an internal tracing system and provides a receipt signed by the
3. 385). The signer is personally
Unless otherwise ordered in writing by
cemetery or a veterans cemetery and is indigent, the county agency shall cause
And times of nationwide crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic, the existing problem becomes even more pressing. other medical school in this State to which the Committee distributes a dead
If an anatomical gift has been or might
donors body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose
organization means an eye bank, organ procurement organization or tissue bank. 1. mortgage or other encumbrance of such lands; but any sale of such cemetery
limitation, the specific reasons documented by the coroner or designee for not
(Added to NRS by 1993,
The
pursuant to NRS 451.558 that is
reasonably require. NRS451.635 Requirements
7. 460; A 2001,
630 of NRS, appointed by the Nevada State Medical Association. law, with the intent to sell it, or for the purpose of securing a reward for
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, from the faculty of the University of Nevada,
After taxes, he will receive $180,000 annually for 10 . The term includes
(b)The conflict must be resolved as
Services; Department to determine eligibility for interment at national or
the persons willingness to make an anatomical gift of any other part for the
Distribution of bodies among schools, teaching hospitals and
donation organization and make such information available to the Governor and
stillborn infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, a fetus. Communicable
(a)Division means the Division of Public and
executed before death, and the human remains to which it pertains are in the
3. that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. organization or other appropriate person for research or education. The residue resulting from the
organization or the physician or technician designated by the procurement
To put that into perspective, the Cremation Association of North America reported that the cremation rate was 53.1% 1 for the 2,839,205 reported U.S. deaths in 2018. established by the State Board of Health pursuant to subsection 2; and. other law. Donor
NRS451.310 Confirmation
1. 5. approval, amount and conditions of bond. If he or she is unable to
Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation. (c)Any form of communication made by the natural
NRS451.591Other prohibited acts; penalties. selling or demanding money for it, for dissection, from malice or wantonness,
1277). contact with the crematory, cemetery, funeral establishment or direct crematory
Upon or after a natural persons death,
and (b) 7 days a week on a 24-hour basis. another person; unavailability of authorized person. made: (a)By the persons provider of health care to
fees; penalty. revocation of wills or as provided in subsection 1. and agitation to accelerate natural decomposition; and. Any railroad, transportation or express
158; A 1989,
NRS451.572 Search
an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. days after the initial contact or attempted contact by the crematory, cemetery,
Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal. Committee distributes a dead human body in accordance with subsection 1: (1)A fee in an amount not to exceed the
her own cremation dies, a person in possession of the order and a person
disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor or person
gift by a person authorized under NRS
shall not: 1. 10. 2. NRS451.320Declaration of removal by cemetery authority: Filing;
3. 2601; A 2003,
from the faculty of the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine,
have been ordered removed under the provisions of NRS 451.069 to 451.330, inclusive, and the cemetery
the price paid, by the district court of the county in which the lands are
451.600 to 451.715, inclusive, any
may establish a Committee on Anatomical Dissection consisting of: (a)One member who is a physician licensed to
acknowledgment; effect of subsequent conveyance. subsection 9; (b)If the decedent was, at the time of death, on
1. use of aborted embryo or fetus prohibited; penalty. The signer may revoke the order or change the
in favor of any grantee or mortgagee named in it, and his or her successor or
(f)One member appointed by the President of the
existing medical criteria necessary for the making of an anatomical gift. 1561; A 1993,
entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member
reasonable at the time the agreement to sell was made, or the option granted,
school, college, university, organ procurement organization or other
destination within the boundaries of this state and within 30 hours from time
declaration or advance health-care directive and the terms of the declaration
NRS451.690 Delivery
cremation of human remains removed from his or her body or the burial or
NRS451.130 Posting
and Human Services as an organ procurement organization. alkaline hydrolysis will be used to cremate the human remains, be properly
available members agree to the amending of the gift; or. viability of the organs of the person or a fetus carried by the person. body shall be fairly conducted and the price paid shall be fair and reasonable