Nevada § 442.330 - Access to and use of information obtained by system: Restrictions; exceptions; regulations
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 442.330 — Access to and use of information obtained by system: Restrictions; exceptions; regulations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 442.330. Access to and use of information obtained by system: Restrictions; exceptions; regulations
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 439.597 , information obtained by the system from any source may be used only: (a) To investigate the causes of birth defects and other adverse birth outcomes; (b) To determine, evaluate and develop strategies to prevent the occurrence of birth
defects and other adverse birth outcomes; (c) To assist in the early detection of birth defects; and (d) To assist in ensuring the delivery of services for children identified with birth
defects. 2. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations to ensure that, except as otherwise
provided in subsection 3 and NRS 439.597 : (a) Access to information contained in the system is limited to persons authorized
and approved by the Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Officer who are
employed by the Division or the University of Nevada School of Medicine. (b) Any information obtained by the system that would reveal the identity of a patient
remains confidential. (c) Information obtained by the system is used solely for the purposes set forth in
subsection 1. 3. This section does not prohibit the publishing of statistical compilations relating
to birth defects and other adverse birth outcomes that do not in any manner identify
individual patients or individual sources of information.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 442.330 ("Access to and use of information obtained by system: Restrictions; exceptions; regulations") 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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