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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 451.007. Requirements for determination

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. For legal and medical purposes, a person is dead if the person has sustained an irreversible cessation of:

(a) Circulatory and respiratory functions; or

(b) All functions of the person's entire brain, including his or her brain stem.

2. A determination of death made under:

(a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.

(b) Paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be made in accordance with the applicable guidelines set forth in:

(1) “Evidence-based Guideline Update: Determining Brain Death in Adults: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology,” published June 8, 2010, by the American Academy of Neurology, or any subsequent revisions approved by the American Academy of Neurology or its successor organization; or

(2) “Guidelines for the Determination of Brain Death in Infants and Children: An Update of the 1987 Task Force Recommendations,” published January 27, 2012, by the Pediatric Section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, or any subsequent revisions approved by the Pediatric Section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine or its successor organization.

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