Nevada Code — 40
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- § 439.005. Definitions
- § 439.010. Administration of chapter
- § 439.015. Acceptance and disbursement of federal appropriations; deposit to State Division of Public and Behavioral Health Federal Account
- § 439.030. State Board of Health: Creation; members; qualifications
- § 439.040. State Board of Health: Term of office
- § 439.060. State Board of Health: Meetings; quorum
- § 439.070. State Board of Health: Secretary; Executive Officer
- § 439.080. State Board of Health: Compensation of members and employees
- § 439.085. Chief Medical Officer: Appointment; unclassified service
- § 439.095. Chief Medical Officer: Qualifications
- § 439.110. Chief Medical Officer: Devotion of time to official duties; cooperation with Nevada System of Higher Education; maintenance of clinical practice
- § 439.130. Chief Medical Officer and Administrator: Duties
- § 439.135. Appointment of Commissioner of Food and Drugs and other agents by Administrator
- § 439.140. Appointment or removal of subordinate officer or employee of Division
- § 439.150. State Board of Health supreme in matters concerning health; Department designated agency for federal cooperation; fees
- § 439.155. Contracts for cooperation with governmental entities and others; effect of payments to Division for such cooperation; immunity from and limitations on liability not waived
- § 439.160. Uniform compliance with provisions of chapter
- § 439.170. Prevention of sickness and disease; legal action for enforcement of laws and regulations; provision of information concerning importance of annual physical examination for children
- § 439.180. Biennial report to Director by Administrator
- § 439.190. Hearings and witnesses
- § 439.200. Regulations of State Board of Health: Adoption; effect; variances; distribution
- § 439.230. Personal and statistical information to be secured from patient admitted or committed to public or private institution
- § 439.235. Duties of Division to ensure access for persons with limited English proficiency to certain services related to COVID-19; collaboration with community-based organizations; gifts, grants, donations and other funding
- § 439.240. State Public Health Laboratory: Maintenance by University of Nevada School of Medicine; branch laboratories; purpose; administration; reports
- § 439.245. Data dashboard for data relating to telehealth access: Establishment; requirements; availability
- § 439.249. Continuing education and information concerning health of veterans; report
- § 439.255. Masks and face shields for use in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Regulations; provision to peace officers and firefighters; waiver of requirements; civil immunity for use
- § 439.258. Programs for treatment of persons who commit domestic violence; regulations
- § 439.259. Grants for addressing disparities in health care and health outcomes based on certain categories of persons; selection of nonprofit organization to serve as lead partner; establishment of advisory committee; annual report
- § 439.261. Grants for addressing race-based health disparities relating to kidney disease; establishment of advisory committee; annual report
- § 439.263. Policy of State concerning clinical trials; duties of Division to carry out policy; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations
- § 439.265. Immunization Information System: Establishment and administration; duty to report information concerning immunization administered to child; contents and form of report; parent or guardian to be provided information concerning System; parent or guardian may decline inclusion of information in System; disclosure of information; regulations
- § 439.271. Definitions
- § 439.2711. “Advisory Committee” defined
- § 439.2712. “Program” defined
- § 439.2713. “Provider of oral health care” defined
- § 439.272. State Dental Health Officer: Appointment by Director of Department in unclassified service or as contractor; qualifications; duties
- § 439.279. State Public Health Dental Hygienist: Appointment; classification; qualifications; duties; solicitation and acceptance of gifts and grants
- § 439.2791. State Program for Oral Health: Establishment; purpose
- § 439.2792. Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health: Creation; duties; appointment and terms of members; quorum; Chair; meetings
- § 439.2793. Duties of Department
- § 439.2794. Powers of Department to enter into contracts to apply for and accept gifts, donations, bequests and grants and to apply for federal waivers; disposition of money; administration of account
- § 439.280. County board of health: Composition; officers; service without additional compensation
- § 439.290. County health officer: Appointment; qualifications; term
- § 439.300. County health officer: Compensation
- § 439.310. County health officer: Vacancy; appointment by Chief Medical Officer
- § 439.320. County health officer: Executive officer of county board of health; may be county physician
- § 439.330. Deputy county health officer: Appointment; compensation; duties
- § 439.340. County board of health: Supervision by Division; reports
- § 439.350. County board of health: Duties
- § 439.360. County board of health: Powers; requirements for order for isolation, quarantine or treatment
- § 439.361. Applicability
- § 439.362. Creation and composition of Health District; appointment and terms of members of district board of health and public health advisory board; duty of district board of health to maintain records; prohibition on local boards of health
- § 439.363. Health district fund: Creation
- § 439.364. District board of health: Meetings; quorum; duties
- § 439.365. District board of health: Budget; adoption by board of county commissioners; annual allocation
- § 439.366. Powers and jurisdiction of district board of health and district health department; regulations of district board of health
- § 439.367. District board of health: Powers
- § 439.3672. District board of health: Power to create voluntary financial assistance program to pay cost to connect to community sewerage disposal system; voluntary annual fee
- § 439.3675. Duties of district health department to ensure access for persons with limited English proficiency to certain services related to COVID-19; collaboration with community-based organizations; gifts, grants, donations and other funding
- § 439.368. Appointment, duties and compensation of district health officer; duties of district board of health concerning district health officer; clinical program requiring medical assessment must be supervised by physician
- § 439.3685. Duties of district health officer concerning chief medical officer; compensation of chief medical officer
- § 439.369. Applicability
- § 439.370. Health district: Creation
- § 439.380. County or city board of health abolished upon creation of district board of health
- § 439.383. County boards of health within district abolished upon creation of district board of health
- § 439.385. City and town boards of health abolished upon creation of district board of health
- § 439.390. District board of health: Composition; qualifications of members
- § 439.400. Appointment, qualifications, powers and compensation of district health officer; clinical program requiring medical assessment must be supervised by physician
- § 439.405. Duties of district health department to ensure access for persons with limited English proficiency to certain services related to COVID-19; collaboration with community-based organizations; gifts, grants, donations and other funding
- § 439.410. Powers and jurisdiction of district board of health and district health department; regulations of district board of health
- § 439.420. City board of health: Creation by ordinance
- § 439.430. City board of health: Members; appointments; qualifications and compensation of city health officer
- § 439.440. Inclusion of city in county or district health department
- § 439.450. Withdrawal of city from county or district health department; re-establishment of city health department
- § 439.460. City board of health: Duties
- § 439.470. City board of health: Powers; requirements for order for isolation, quarantine or treatment
- § 439.471. Applicability
- § 439.473. Authority of district health officer to issue order for extermination or abatement of nuisance; authorized actions
- § 439.475. Notice of order for abatement of nuisance; duty of health district if owner fails to comply with order
- § 439.477. Lien on real property for costs of abating nuisance; action to foreclose lien
- § 439.479. Regulations; enforcement; notice to district board of health of failure to maintain rental dwelling unit in habitable condition
- § 439.4797. Powers of boards of health; regulations by State Environmental Commission
- § 439.480. Local health officer: Supervision; jurisdiction
- § 439.490. Abatement or removal of nuisance
- § 439.4905. Payment of assessment; exemption; regulations
- § 439.4921. Definitions
- § 439.4923. “Health care facility” defined
- § 439.4925. “Provider of health care” defined
- § 439.4927. “Sickle cell disease and its variants” defined
- § 439.4929. Establishment and maintenance of system for reporting information; objectives; persons required to report information
- § 439.4931. Regulations of State Board of Health
- § 439.4933. Records of health care facility: Availability to Chief Medical Officer; abstracting of information; schedule of fees for abstracting; administrative penalty for violation of section
- § 439.4935. Publication of reports; provision of data fee to cover cost of providing data
- § 439.4937. Analysis of information, records and reports; investigation of trends
- § 439.4939. Gifts, grants and donations
- § 439.4941. Consent required before disclosure of identity of patient, physician or health care facility
- § 439.4943. Limitation on civil and criminal liability
- § 439.495. Establishment; purpose
- § 439.496. Powers of Division to apply for and accept gifts, grants and bequests; disposition of money; administration of account
- § 439.497. Definitions
- § 439.4972. “Health care facility” defined
- § 439.4974. “Lupus and its variants” defined
- § 439.4976. Establishment and maintenance of system for reporting information; objectives; persons required to report information
- § 439.4978. Regulations of State Board of Health
- § 439.498. Records of health care facility: Availability to Chief Medical Officer; abstracting of information; administrative penalty for violation of section
- § 439.4982. Publication of reports; provision of data; fee to cover cost of providing data
- § 439.4984. Analysis of information, records and reports; investigation of trends
- § 439.4986. Gifts, grants and donations
- § 439.4988. Consent required before disclosure of identity of patient, physician or health care facility
- § 439.499. Limitation on civil and criminal liability
- § 439.501. Establishment
- § 439.505. Duties of Division
- § 439.507. Powers of Division to enter into contracts, to apply for and accept gifts, donations, bequests and grants and to apply for federal waivers; disposition of money; administration of account
- § 439.5075. Creation; membership; vacancies; compensation; Chair; meetings
- § 439.5077. Duties
- § 439.508. Definitions
- § 439.5081. “State plan” defined
- § 439.5082. “Task Force” defined
- § 439.5083. Creation; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; members serve without compensation except per diem; alternates
- § 439.5084. Chair and Vice Chair; meetings; quorum; members appointed by Director serve at pleasure of Director
- § 439.5085. Duties; submission of annual report to Governor and Legislature; support and assistance of Department; gifts, grants and donations
- § 439.5102. “Committee” defined
- § 439.5104. Creation; appointment, qualification and terms of members; vacancies
- § 439.5106. Powers and duties
- § 439.5108. Powers; submission of annual report to Director; confidentiality of information and records
- § 439.511. Creation; purposes; employment of Coordinator; qualifications of Coordinator; duties of Coordinator
- § 439.512. Development and implementation of safe firearm storage campaign; provision of information and assistance concerning community programs for storage of firearms outside home; gifts, grants and donations
- § 439.513. Employment of trainer for suicide prevention; qualifications; duties
- § 439.5132. Creation; purpose; interest and income; nonreversion
- § 439.5134. Administration; awards of money; reports
- § 439.514. Definitions
- § 439.515. “Advisory Council” defined
- § 439.516. “Program” defined
- § 439.517. Establishment; purpose
- § 439.518. Advisory Council: Establishment; purpose; appointment of members
- § 439.519. Advisory Council: Terms; Chair; appointment of committees and subcommittees; removal of nonlegislative members; administrative support; quorum; meetings; compensation
- § 439.521. Duties of Division
- § 439.522. Public hearings
- § 439.523. Authority of Division to enter into contracts and award grants
- § 439.525. Gifts, grants and contributions: Accounting; use; administration
- § 439.5252. Definitions
- § 439.5254. “Designated department” defined
- § 439.5256. “Health care facility” defined
- § 439.5258. “Neurodegenerative disease” defined
- § 439.5262. “Parkinsonisms” defined
- § 439.5264. “Parkinson’s disease” defined
- § 439.5266. “Provider of health care” defined
- § 439.5268. Authority to establish and maintain system for reporting information; access of Chief Medical Officer and Department of Health and Human Services to data and reports
- § 439.5272. Specifications of designated department governing reporting information to and accessing information
- § 439.5274. Notice of and procedure for patient to opt in to reporting of information
- § 439.5276. Maintenance of Internet website for system for reporting information
- § 439.5278. Gifts, grants and donations
- § 439.5282. Consent required before disclosure of identity of patient, provider of health care or facility
- § 439.5284. Limited liability
- § 439.529. Administration; duties of Director; use of other programs; prohibition against commingling of money; money for program to be accounted for separately; authorized uses of money
- § 439.52905. Prohibitions and requirements relating to federal drug pricing program
- § 439.5291. Definitions
- § 439.5292. “Provider of emergency medical services” defined
- § 439.5293. “Provider of health care” defined
- § 439.5294. “Registry” defined
- § 439.5295. Duty of Division to establish and maintain Registry; gifts, donations, bequests and grants
- § 439.5296. Duties of Division to encourage and facilitate sharing and analysis of information and data
- § 439.5297. Duty of Division to adopt and carry out procedures for using Registry
- § 439.530. Treatment by prayer, mental or spiritual means; no compulsion to submit to medical treatment
- § 439.532. Testing and labeling of certain products containing cannabidiol; regulations
- § 439.535. Clinic for immunization of children: Availability; immunity of personnel from criminal and civil liability
- § 439.539. Duty of Department to hold informational meetings to coordinate services for victims of sex trafficking
- § 439.540. Chapter does not alter powers of Commissioner of Food and Drugs or powers of Director of State Department of Agriculture
- § 439.550. Strict enforcement of chapter by local health officer
- § 439.560. Enforcement of chapter by public officers
- § 439.565. Injunctions against violations
- § 439.570. Health authority may report violation to district attorney or Attorney General; initiation and prosecution of action
- § 439.580. Penalties
- § 439.581. Definitions
- § 439.582. “Electronic health record” defined
- § 439.583. “Health care provider” defined
- § 439.584. “Health information exchange” defined
- § 439.585. “Person” defined
- § 439.587. Designation of Director as state authority for health information technology; authorization to establish or contract with one or more exchanges health information exchanges; adoption of regulations and other necessary actions authorized
- § 439.588. Certification for health information exchange required; disciplinary action for failure to comply with law; administrative fine for operating without certification; regulations
- § 439.589. Adoption of framework for electronic maintenance, transmittal and exchange of electronic health records, prescriptions, health-related information and electronic signatures; compliance by certain persons and entities with framework; waiver; exception; failure to comply not misdemeanor
- § 439.5895. Notification of regulatory body of licensed provider or insurer fails to comply with regulations governing maintenance, transmittal and exchange of health information; notification of regulatory body upon compliance
- § 439.590. Limitations on use, release or publication of certain information; penalty for unauthorized access to electronic health record or health information exchange; establishment of complaint system
- § 439.591. Patient not required to participate in health information exchange; notification to patient of breach of confidentiality of electronic health records or health information exchange; patient access to electronic health records
- § 439.592. Electronic health records, electronic signatures and electronically transmitted or retrieved health information deemed to comply with certain writing and signature requirements; information maintained or transmitted in electronic health record or retrieved by a health information exchange deemed to comply with certain confidentiality requirements; exception
- § 439.593. Immunity from liability for health care provider who takes certain actions with respect to electronic health record
- § 439.595. Provision of information to, transmitting, accessing, utilizing or disclosing electronic health record or participation in health information exchange not unfair trade practice
- § 439.597. Electronic transmission of health information: Exemption from state law concerning privacy or confidentiality of certain health information; ability of person to opt out of electronic disclosure of certain health information
- § 439.600. Legislative declaration
- § 439.620. Creation and administration of Fund; appropriation and expenditure of contents
- § 439.630. Powers and duties of Department; eligibility of veterans for certain benefits or services available to senior citizens, persons with disabilities and other specified persons; submission of biennial report by Grants Management Advisory Committee, Nevada Commission on Aging and Nevada Commission on Services for Persons with Disabilities
- § 439.800. Definitions
- § 439.802. “Facility-acquired infection” defined
- § 439.803. “Health facility” defined
- § 439.805. “Medical facility” defined
- § 439.810. “Patient” defined
- § 439.815. “Patient safety officer” defined
- § 439.820. “Provider of health care” defined
- § 439.830. “Sentinel event” defined
- § 439.835. Mandatory reporting of sentinel events
- § 439.837. Mandatory investigation of sentinel event by health facility; exceptions
- § 439.840. Reports of sentinel events: Duties of Division; confidentiality
- § 439.841. Authority of Division to request additional information or to conduct audit or investigation; report of findings; payment of costs
- § 439.843. Annual summaries of reports of sentinel events; compilation by Division; confidentiality; posting of patient safety plans by Department on Internet website
- § 439.845. Analysis and reporting of trends regarding sentinel events; treatment of certain information regarding corrective action by health facility
- § 439.847. Participation in surveillance system by medical facilities and facilities for skilled nursing; access, analysis and reporting of information submitted to surveillance system by Division; regulations
- § 439.855. Notification of patients involved in sentinel events
- § 439.856. Provision of certain information relating to facility-acquired infections to patients
- § 439.857. Procedure for informing patient, legal guardian or other person that patient at medical facility has infection; immunity from liability for providing certain information
- § 439.860. Inadmissibility of certain information in administrative or legal proceeding
- § 439.865. Patient safety plan: Development; inclusion of infection control program to prevent and control infections; approval; notice; compliance; annual review and update
- § 439.870. Patient safety officer: Designation; duties
- § 439.873. Designation, duties and qualifications of infection control officer; required ratio of patients to employees with certain training in infection control; Division to provide education and technical assistance
- § 439.875. Patient safety committee: Establishment; composition; meetings; duties; proceedings and records are privileged
- § 439.877. Patient safety checklists and patient safety policies: Adoption by patient safety committee; required provisions; duties of patient safety committee
- § 439.880. Immunity from criminal and civil liability
- § 439.885. Violation by health facility: Administrative sanction prohibited when voluntarily reported; administrative sanction imposed when not voluntarily reported; appeal of imposition of sanction; accounting and expenditure of money
- § 439.890. Adoption of regulations
- § 439.902. Definitions
- § 439.904. “Commission” defined
- § 439.906. “Provider of health care” defined
- § 439.908. Creation; membership; compensation; terms and removal of members; vacancies; Chair; quorum; compliance with ethics requirements
- § 439.912. Meetings; bylaws; subcommittees and working groups; contracts; advice and technical assistance by state agencies, boards and commissions
- § 439.914. Appointment, qualifications and duties of Executive Director; authority to request information from state agencies
- § 439.916. Systematic review of issues relating to health care; authority to request information from state and local governmental entities; hyperlink to data dashboard
- § 439.918. Duties; reports
- § 439.942. Establishment; requirements to become client; administrators; confidentiality; protection of information; maintenance
- § 439.943. Authorized use; inclusion of relevant publicly available information
- § 439.944. Access authorized to enter information and manage information and account
- § 439.945. Division authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with certain state and federal agencies to obtain information for inclusion
- § 439.946. Authorized collection, maintenance and storage of certain information on website
- § 439.947. Access to information
- § 439.948. Fees; regulations
- § 439.950. Definitions
- § 439.955. “Emergency team” defined
- § 439.960. “Health care facility” defined
- § 439.965. “Provider of health care” defined
- § 439.970. Determination of public health emergency or other health event; executive order of Governor; designation of emergency team; chair; Attorney General designated legal counsel to emergency team
- § 439.973. Authority of Governor to request assistance from contiguous state in carrying out inspections
- § 439.975. Powers and duties of emergency team
- § 439.980. Duties of chair of emergency team
- § 439.983. Duties of emergency team upon resolution of public health emergency or other health event
- § 439.985. Legislative declaration of purpose
- § 439.986. “Sterile hypodermic device program” or “program” defined
- § 439.987. Establishment
- § 439.988. Guidelines governing operation
- § 439.989. Program to establish safety procedures, provide community outreach and report to State Board of Health
- § 439.990. Staff and volunteers to complete training; requirements for training
- § 439.991. Program authorized to provide material for safer injection drug use and certain information
- § 439.992. Immunity from civil liability
- § 439.993. Confidentiality of records; use of information
- § 439.994. Discrimination prohibited
- § 439A.010. Definitions
- § 439A.012. “Department” defined
- § 439A.0125. “Director” defined
- § 439A.015. “Health facility” defined
- § 439A.017. “Health services” defined
- § 439A.0195. “Practitioner” defined
- § 439A.020. Purposes of chapter
- § 439A.081. Department is state agency for health planning and development; powers of Director; fees
- § 439A.082. Director to contract with Nevada System of Higher Education to collect and analyze information from health facilities and purchasers of health care
- § 439A.083. Director to establish procedure for review of statutes, regulations and standards governing approval, licensing or certification of health facilities
- § 439A.086. Chief Research and Statistical Analyst: Position created
- § 439A.100. Approval of Director required for certain projects; criteria for review of application
- § 439A.102. Approval of Director or designee required for closure or conversion of hospital in certain counties; regulations; contents of and criteria for review of application; exception
- § 439A.104. Approval of Chief Medical Officer required for operation of certain medical helicopters; criteria for review of application
- § 439A.111. Definitions
- § 439A.112. “Provider of health care” defined
- § 439A.114. “Working Group” defined
- § 439A.116. Establishment of database of certain information relating to renewal of license, certificate or registration; data request provided to certain professional licensing boards; confidentiality of information; duties of Director
- § 439A.118. Health Care Workforce Working Group: Establishment; membership; Chair; meetings; quorum; service without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity; administrative support
- § 439A.121. Health Care Workforce Working Group: Duties; reports
- § 439A.122. Regulations; contracts and agreements; gifts, grants and donations
- § 439A.124. Data request to Board of Medical Examiners and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine for certain information concerning physicians; confidentiality of information; posting of report on Internet website
- § 439A.126. Notification to Department concerning certain transactions involving hospitals or physician group practices; posting of information and report on Internet website; administrative penalties; notification of licensing board of noncompliance by physician group practice
- § 439A.130. Definitions
- § 439A.135. “Administrator” defined
- § 439A.138. “Division” defined
- § 439A.140. “Employer” defined
- § 439A.150. “J-1 visa physician” defined
- § 439A.155. “J-1 visa waiver” defined
- § 439A.160. “Letter of support” defined
- § 439A.165. “Program” defined
- § 439A.170. Establishment; regulations; application fees; accounting and use of money; administration of Program
- § 439A.175. Application for letter of support; qualifications; conditions for contract between employer and J-1 visa physician
- § 439A.180. Violations and penalties
- § 439A.185. Civil and criminal immunity for reporting violations
- § 439A.190. Official recognition required; duty of Department to maintain Internet website; certain activities deemed not to be unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive trade practices
- § 439A.200. Definitions
- § 439A.205. “Hospital” defined
- § 439A.207. “Potentially preventable readmission” defined
- § 439A.210. “Surgical center for ambulatory patients” defined
- § 439A.220. Information concerning hospitals: Establishment of program; information to be collected, maintained and provided through program
- § 439A.230. Information concerning hospitals: Regulations; deadline for submission of information; notice of failure to provide information to be sent to Division of Public and Behavioral Health
- § 439A.240. Information concerning surgical centers for ambulatory patients: Establishment of program; information to be collected, maintained and provided through program
- § 439A.250. Information concerning surgical centers for ambulatory patients: Regulations; deadline for submission of information; notice of failure to provide information to be sent to Division of Public and Behavioral Health
- § 439A.260. Department to collect and maintain information and make summary of information available to certain persons; information to be aggregated
- § 439A.270. Internet website for information concerning hospitals and surgical centers for ambulatory patients: Establishment; information to be included on website; presentation of information on website; duties of Department
- § 439A.280. Suspension of certain components of program or duties of Department if sufficient money not available; acceptance of gifts and grants