Nevada Revised Statutes Section 451.576 - Public Health and Safety

Coordination of procurement and use; priority for use.

1. Each hospital in this state, after consultation with other hospitals and procurement organizations, shall establish agreements or affiliations for coordination of procurement and use of human bodies and parts.

2. Except as otherwise required by the specific terms of an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift from a resident of this state must be offered to any residents of this state in need of transplantation or therapy and listed on a transplant list generally recognized in the medical field before the anatomical gift may be used by another person.

Last modified: February 26, 2006