Nevada Code § 200.975

Fertility fraud; penalties; notice of conviction to professional licensing board
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1. A provider of health care who, in rendering
services for assisted reproduction:
(a) Knowingly implants his or her own human
reproductive material in a patient without the express consent of the patient
is guilty of fertility fraud.
(b) Knowingly uses or provides a patient with
human reproductive material other than the human reproductive material the
patient expressly consented to the use or receipt of is guilty of fertility
fraud.
2. Unless a greater penalty is provided by
statute, a person convicted of the crime of fertility fraud is guilty of a
category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for
a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15
years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
3. Upon conviction of a person for the
crime of fertility fraud, the Attorney General shall give notice of the
conviction to each professional licensing board that has issued a license,
certificate or registration to the person.
4. As used in this section, provider of
health care means a physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 , 630A or 633 of NRS or an advanced practice
registered nurse licensed under chapter 632 of
NRS.

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