NRS451.660. Requirements for death certificate and written authorization; delegation of authority of authorized agent.

      1.  The operator of a crematory shall not cremate human remains until a death certificate has been signed and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 451.655, without first receiving a written authorization, on a form provided by the operator, signed by the agent or by the living person from whom the remains have been removed:

      (a) Identifying the deceased person or the remains removed;

      (b) Stating whether or not death occurred from a communicable or otherwise dangerous disease;

      (c) Stating the name and address of the agent and the agent’s relation to the deceased person;

      (d) Representing that the agent is aware of no objection to cremation of the remains by any person who has a right to control the disposition of the deceased person’s remains; and

      (e) Stating the name of the person authorized to claim the cremated remains or the name of the cemetery or person to whom the remains are to be sent.

      2.  An authorized agent may delegate his or her authority to another person by a written and signed statement containing the agent’s name, address and relationship to the deceased person and the name and address of the person to whom the agent’s authority is delegated. The operator of a crematory incurs no liability by relying upon a signed order for cremation received by mail or upon a delegation of authority.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2603)