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:
1. Make an anatomical gift for any of the purposes stated in subsection 1 of NRS 51.560;
2. Limit an anatomical gift to one or more of those purposes; or
3. 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:
1. 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.
2. 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:
1. A signed statement;
2. An oral statement made in the presence of two persons;
3. Any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to a physician; or
4. 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:
1. A signed statement;
2. An oral statement made in the presence of two persons;
3. Any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to a physician; or
4. 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:
1. A signed statement;
2. An oral statement made in the presence of two persons;
3. Any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to a physician; or
4. The delivery of a signed statement to a specified donee to whom a document of gift had been delivered.
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Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation
