Nevada Revised Statutes 440.340 – Registration of stillborn children
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1. Stillborn children or those dead at birth shall be registered as a stillbirth and a certificate of stillbirth shall be filed with the local health officer in the usual form and manner.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 440.340
- advanced practice registered nurse: means a registered nurse who holds a valid license as an advanced practice registered nurse issued by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.005
- midwife: means :
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
- stillbirth: means a birth after at least 20 weeks of gestation, in which the child shows no evidence of life after complete birth. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.070
2. The medical certificate of the cause of death shall be signed by the attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse, if any.
3. Midwives shall not sign certificates of stillbirth for stillborn children; but such cases, and stillbirths occurring without attendance of either physician, advanced practice registered nurse or midwife, shall be treated as deaths without medical attention as provided for in this chapter.