Nevada Code § 451.572

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1. The following persons shall make a
reasonable search of a natural person who the person reasonably believes is
dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the
natural person as a donor or as a natural person who made a refusal:
(a) A law enforcement officer, firefighter,
paramedic or other emergency rescuer finding the natural person; and
(b) If no other source of the information is
immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the natural
persons arrival at the hospital.
2. If a document of gift or a refusal to
make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by paragraph (a) of
subsection 1 and the natural person or deceased natural person to whom it
relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the
search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.
3. A person is not subject to criminal or
civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but
may be subject to administrative sanctions.

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