§ 440.350 Form and contents of certificate of death or stillbirth
§ 440.360 Authentication of personal and statistical information concerning certificate
§ 440.370 Signature required on statement of facts concerning disposition of body
§ 440.380 Medical certificate of death: Signature; contents
§ 440.390 Presentation of certificate of stillbirth
§ 440.400 Effect of using indefinite or unsatisfactory terms on certificate
§ 440.410 Manner of defining cause of death
§ 440.415 Pronouncement of death by registered nurse or physician assistant: Conditions; release of body; regulations
§ 440.420 Duties of funeral director, health officer, coroner and coroner’s deputy when death occurs without medical attendance
§ 440.430 Duties of coroner
§ 440.433 Notice to parents or guardian of autopsy upon body of minor; placement of internal organs
§ 440.435 Death caused by sudden infant death syndrome: Ordinance may authorize postmortem examination; duties of coroner
§ 440.437 Death caused by sudden infant death syndrome: Report by State Registrar
§ 440.440 Duties of funeral director and sheriff upon death of unknown person
§ 440.450 Prerequisites to disposal of body
§ 440.460 Personal and statistical information
§ 440.470 Presentation of certificate of death
§ 440.480 Statement as to disposition of body
§ 440.490 Presentation of completed certificate of death to local registrar
§ 440.495 Notification of county clerk or registrar of voters
§ 440.500 Burial and removal permits: Issuance; contents; death from infectious, contagious or communicable disease
§ 440.510 Contents of burial permit
§ 440.520 Disposition of burial or removal permit
§ 440.530 Burial permit to accompany body
§ 440.540 Necessity for permit to inter more than 72 hours after death; removal of body to another registration district
§ 440.550 Body transported from another state
§ 440.560 Interment without burial permit prohibited
§ 440.570 Validity of burial permit in another district
§ 440.580 Signature, endorsement and return of permit
§ 440.590 Records of interments

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 440 > Records Regarding Death and Disposition of Remains

  • 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
  • Board: means the State Board of Health. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.010
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • dead body: means a lifeless human body, or such severed parts of the human body or the bones thereof, from the state of which it reasonably may be concluded that death had recently occurred, and where the circumstances under which such dead body was found indicate that the death has not been recorded. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.020
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • remains: means the body of a deceased person, and includes the body in any state of decomposition and the cremated remains of a body. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.025
  • State Registrar: means the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.060
  • 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