{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-451.008","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 451.008","heading":"Consent not required for determination; prohibition on withholding or withdrawal of organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice.","body":"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.\n2. Organ-sustaining treatment must not be withheld or withdrawn from a person determined to be dead pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 451.007 who is known to the attending physician to be:\n(a) Pregnant, so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\n(b) A donor or potential donor of an anatomical gift, for the amount of time necessary to successfully recover the anatomical gift.\n3. 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:\n(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\n(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.\n4. As used in this section:\n(a) “Anatomical gift” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 451.513.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 451 - DEAD BODIES","MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-451.html#NRS451Sec008","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"d3e66f98d904d3f3c8ca6bdca4fdef6fcdc72a1f4ed0b7b61a157680f19da015","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-451.007","next":"us-nv/nrs-451.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}