Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation
STATUTORY REFERENCE
ALL REFERENCES ARE TO THE NEVADA REVISED STATUTES
ANATOMICAL GIFTS
(Chapter 45, Article 43, §§ 451.500 through 451.590)
Definitions
A "document of gift" is a card, a statement imprinted on a driver's
license or identification card, a will, or other writing used to make an
anatomical gift.
A "donor" is a person who makes an anatomical gift of all or part
of his body.
Anatomical Gifts
Any person may
- Make an anatomical gift for any of the purposes stated in subsection
1 of NRS 51.560;
- Limit an anatomical gift to one or more of those purposes; or
- Refuse to make an anatomical gift.
Except as otherwise provided (see below), an anatomical gift may be
made only by a document of gift signed by the donor.
If a donor:
- Cannot sign, the document of gift must be signed by another person
and by two witnesses, all of whom have signed at the direction and in the
presence of the donor and of each other and state that it has been so signed.
- Is less than 18 years of age, the document of gift must also be signed
by two witnesses, one of whom is a parent or guardian of the donor and
consents to the donation, at the direction and in the presence of the donor
and of each other and state that it has been so signed.
If the donor is less than 12 years of age, the document of gift must
be signed by a parent or guardian of the donor, on behalf of the donor,
and two witnesses at the direction and in the presence of the parent or
guardian and of each other and state that it has been so signed. The document
is not required to be signed by the donor.
Amendment and Revocation
Except as otherwise provided (see below), a donor may amend or revoke
an anatomical gift, not made by will, only by:
- An oral statement made in the presence of two persons;
- Any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed
to a physician; or
- The delivery of a signed statement to a specified donee to whom a document
of gift had been delivered.
Except as otherwise provided (see below), a donor who is less than
18 years of age may, with the consent of his parent or guardian, amend
or revoke an anatomical gift, not made by will, by:
- An oral statement made in the presence of two persons;
- Any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed
to a physician; or
- The delivery of a signed statement to a specified donee to whom a document
of gift had been delivered.
A donor who is less than 12 years of age may not amend or revoke an
anatomical gift. The parent or guardian who made the gift on behalf of
the donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift, not made by will, only
by:
- An oral statement made in the presence of two persons;
- Any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed
to a physician; or
- The delivery of a signed statement to a specified donee to whom a document
of gift had been delivered.
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