Nevada § 451.008 - Consent not required for determination; prohibition on withholding or withdrawal of organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 451.008 — Consent not required for determination; prohibition on withholding or withdrawal of organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 451.008. Consent not required for determination; prohibition on withholding or withdrawal of organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice
1. A determination of the death of a person made pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection
1 of NRS 451.007 is a clinical decision that does not require the consent of the person's authorized
representative or the family member with the authority to consent or withhold consent. 2. Organ-sustaining treatment must not be withheld or withdrawn from a person determined
to be dead pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 451.007 who is known to the attending physician to be: (a) Pregnant, so long as it is probable that the fetus will develop to the point of
live birth with continued application of organ-sustaining treatment; or (b) A donor or potential donor of an anatomical gift, for the amount of time necessary
to successfully recover the anatomical gift. 3. After a determination of the death of a person is made pursuant to paragraph (b)
of subsection 1 of NRS 451.007 , reasonable efforts must be made: (a) By the person's provider of health care to notify a family member or other authorized
representative of the person of the determination of death; and (b) By the health care facility in which the determination of death was made to inform
a family member or other authorized representative of the person that the potential
costs of continuing to administer organ-sustaining treatment may become the responsibility
of the person's estate or family. 4. As used in this section: (a) “Anatomical gift” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 451.513 . (b) “ Organ-sustaining treatment ” means a medical procedure or intervention conducted after a person has been determined
to be dead pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 451.007 that serves only to prolong the viability of the organs of the person or a fetus
carried by the person.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 451.008 ("Consent not required for determination; prohibition on withholding or withdrawal of organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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