Nevada § 451.587 - Nontransplant anatomical donation organizations: Certification; standards and guidelines; fee for application for issuance or renewal of certificate; duties of Division; penalty

§ 451.587. Nontransplant anatomical donation organizations: Certification; standards and guidelines; fee for application for issuance or renewal of certificate; duties of Division; penalty

1. Each nontransplant anatomical donation organization that procures a human body

or part in this State shall: (a) Be certified by the Division; (b) Follow the standards and guidelines established by the State Board of Health pursuant

to subsection 2; and (c) Report to the Division, in a manner and frequency prescribed by the State Board

of Health, the number and disposition of human bodies or parts procured by the nontransplant

anatomical donation organization. 2. The State Board of Health shall: (a) Adopt regulations that establish standards and guidelines for nontransplant anatomical

donation organizations which must be substantially based upon federal laws and regulations

relating to the procurement of human bodies and parts, NRS 451.500 to 451.598 , inclusive, and the best standards and practices in the industry; and (b) Adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including,

without limitation, regulations that establish a fee for an application for the issuance

or renewal of a certification as a nontransplant anatomical donation organization. 3. Before adopting or amending any regulation pursuant to subsection 2, the State

Board of Health shall seek input from each procurement organization and nontransplant

anatomical donation organization in this State. 4. The Division shall: (a) Collect and analyze information from each nontransplant anatomical donation organization

in this State on the number and disposition of human bodies and parts procured by

the nontransplant anatomical donation organization and make such information available

to the Governor and the Legislature upon request; and (b) Monitor all nontransplant anatomical donation organizations in this State for

compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. 5. A person who engages in the activity of a nontransplant anatomical donation organization

without being certified by the Division pursuant to this section or who violates the

standards and guidelines adopted by the State Board of Health pursuant to subsection

2 is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 , or by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by both fine and the punishment provided

in NRS 193.130 . 6. As used in this section: (a) “ Division ” means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and

Human Services. (b) “ Nontransplant anatomical donation organization ” means a person who engages in the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage

or distribution of human bodies or parts for a purpose other than transplantation,

including, without limitation, education, research or the advancement of medical,

dental or mortuary science.