Nevada § 440.720 Neglect or refusal of physician or advanced practice registered nurse to execute medical certificate of death

Nevada Statutes

§ 440.720 — Neglect or refusal of physician or advanced practice registered nurse to execute medical certificate of death

Nevada § 440.720

Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 440Vital

UNLAWFUL ACTS; PENALTIES

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 440.720 (2026).

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Any physician or advanced practice registered nurse who was in medical attendance upon any deceased person at the time of death who neglects or refuses to make out and deliver to the funeral director, sexton or other person in charge of the interment, removal or other disposition of the body, upon request, the medical certificate of the cause of death shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250.

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Any physician or advanced practice registered nurse who was in medical attendance upon any deceased person at the time of death who neglects or refuses to make out and deliver to the funeral director, sexton or other person in charge of the interment, removal or other disposition of the body, upon request, the medical certificate of the cause of death shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250.