Nevada Revised Statutes 435.640 – Notification of death of consumer; burial
1. Upon the death of a consumer, any known relatives or friends of the consumer shall be notified immediately of the fact of death.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 435.640
- Administrator: means the Administrator of the Division. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Division: means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Division facility: means any unit or subunit operated by the Division for the care, treatment and training of consumers. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes a child and any other consumer with an intellectual disability and a child or any other consumer with a developmental disability who has attained the age of 18 years. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
2. The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee shall cause a decent burial to be provided for the consumer outside division facility grounds. The Administrator or the designee may enter into a contract with any person or persons, including governmental agencies or other instrumentalities, as the Administrator or the designee deems proper, for a decent burial. Where there are known relatives, and they are financially able, the cost of burial must be borne by the relatives. Where there are no known relatives, the cost of burial must be a charge against the State of Nevada, but the cost thereof must not exceed the amount charged for the burial of indigents in the county in which the burial takes place.
3. When a consumer has income from a pension payable through a division facility, and has no guardian, the Division may obligate operating funds for funeral expenses in the amount due under the pension benefits.