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NRS 451.556

Persons authorized to make anatomical gift before death of donor

Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The act spans §§ 451–451 (124 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC (2022)

Most recently applied in Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC (August 2022)

(Added to NRS by 2007, 782)

Subject to NRS 451.562, an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education in the manner provided in NRS 451.558 by:

1. The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is:

(a) Emancipated; or

(b) Authorized under state law to apply for a driver’s license because the donor is at least 16 years of age;

2. An agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;

3. A parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or

4. The donor’s guardian.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.