{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-451.596","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 451.596","heading":"Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization.","body":"1. A coroner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education.\n2. If a coroner receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner and a postmortem examination is going to be performed, unless the coroner denies recovery in accordance with NRS 451.597, the coroner or designee shall conduct a postmortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the gift.\n3. A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a coroner for transplantation, therapy, research or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift or such removal is authorized or required by other law. The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift or such delivery is authorized or required by law. This subsection does not preclude a coroner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 451 - DEAD BODIES","ANATOMICAL GIFTS (UNIFORM ACT)"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-451.html#NRS451Sec596","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"51fbc264e0fc085d9b39bd47762d71398044503fbae0be1ee76d939b23748e9d","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-451.595","next":"us-nv/nrs-451.597"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}