Nevada § 449A.103 - Facility to forward medical records upon certain transfers of patient

§ 449A.103. Facility to forward medical records upon certain transfers of patient

1. If a patient in a medical facility or facility for the dependent is transferred

to another medical facility or facility for the dependent, a division facility or

a physician licensed to practice medicine, the facility shall forward a copy of the

medical records of the patient, on or before the date the patient is transferred,

to the other medical facility or facility for the dependent, the division facility

or the physician. The facility is not required to obtain the oral or written consent of the patient

to forward a copy of the medical records. 2. As used in this section: (a) “ Division facility ” means any unit or subunit operated by a division of the Department of Health and

Human Services pursuant to title 39 of NRS. (b) “ Medical records ” includes a medical history of the patient, a summary of the current physical condition

of the patient and a discharge summary which contains the information necessary for

the proper treatment of the patient.