NRS 126.131 Evidence relating to paternity; evidence of costs of certain medical services.

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1. Evidence relating to paternity may include:

(a)Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and alleged father at any possible time of conception.

(b)An expert’s opinion concerning the statistical probability of the alleged father’s paternity based upon the duration of the mother’s pregnancy.

(c)The results of any test for the typing of blood or taking of specimens for genetic identification that is:

(1)Of a type acknowledged as reliable by an organization approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and

(2)Performed by a laboratory which is accredited by such an organization.

(d)An expert’s opinion concerning the results of a blood test or test for genetic identification, weighted in accordance with evidence, if available, of the statistical probability of the alleged father’s paternity.

(e)Medical or anthropological evidence relating to the alleged father’s paternity of the child based on tests performed by experts.

(f)All other evidence relevant to the issue of paternity of the child.

2. Bills or receipts for the costs of:

(a)Medical care received during the pregnancy;

(b)The birth of the child; or

(c)Tests for the typing of blood or taking of specimens for genetic identification to determine the paternity of the child,

Ê are prima facie evidence of the amounts incurred for those services and are admissible as evidence without the foundational testimony of a third party.