Nevada § 439.4931 - Regulations of State Board of Health

§ 439.4931. Regulations of State Board of Health

The State Board of Health shall by regulation: 1. Prescribe the form and manner in which information on cases of sickle cell disease

and its variants must be reported; 2. Prescribe the information that must be included in each report, which must include,

without limitation: (a) The name, address, age and ethnicity of the patient; (b) The variant of sickle cell disease with which the person has been diagnosed; (c) The method of treatment, including, without limitation, any opioid prescribed

for the patient and whether the patient has adequate access to that opioid; (d) Any other diseases from which the patient suffers, including, without limitation,

pneumonia, asthma and gall bladder disease; (e) Information concerning the usage of and access to health care services by the

patient; and (f) If a patient diagnosed with sickle cell disease and its variants dies, his or

her age at death; and 3. Establish a protocol for allowing appropriate access to and preserving the confidentiality

of the records of patients needed for research into sickle cell disease and its variants.