Nevada § 211.153 - Completion of medical release of information form by prisoner; notification of certain persons if prisoner is hospitalized or diagnosed with critical medical condition
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§ 211.153. Completion of medical release of information form by prisoner; notification of certain persons if prisoner is hospitalized or diagnosed with critical medical condition
1. Each county or city jail or detention facility shall ensure that each prisoner: (a) Completes a medical release of information form at the time of intake; and (b) Has the ability to update a completed medical release of information form as necessary. 2. If a prisoner in the custody of a jail or detention facility is hospitalized for
or diagnosed with a critical medical condition which requires the prisoner to stay
in a medical facility overnight, the jail or detention facility shall, within 24 hours
after such hospitalization or diagnosis, attempt to inform all persons listed on the
current medical release of information form about the health status of the prisoner. 3. If a prisoner in the custody of a jail or detention facility is hospitalized for
or diagnosed with a critical medical condition which does not require the prisoner
to stay in a medical facility overnight, the jail or detention facility shall, within
4 hours after the return of the prisoner to the jail or detention facility at which
the prisoner is imprisoned, provide the prisoner with the opportunity to make a telephone
call to a friend, relative or other person to inform the person about the health status
of the prisoner. 4. As used in this section: (a) “ Critical medical condition ” means a condition diagnosed by a provider of health care that: (1) Is terminal; (2) Requires life-sustaining medical treatment; (3) Involves a significant risk of death; or (4) Involves extreme physical illness, including, without limitation, a drug or alcohol
overdose. (b) “ Drug or alcohol overdose ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453C.150 . (c) “ Medical facility ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 211.153 ("Completion of medical release of information form by prisoner; notification of certain persons if prisoner is hospitalized or diagnosed with critical medical condition") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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