Nevada § 450B.870 - Medical review committee entitled to autopsy records concerning death under review; sharing of information concerning subject of review; autopsy records are privileged
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§ 450B.870. Medical review committee entitled to autopsy records concerning death under review; sharing of information concerning subject of review; autopsy records are privileged
1. A medical review committee is entitled to access to any autopsy records relating
to a death under review. 2. Each organization represented on a medical review committee to review the medical
care or death of a person shall share with other members of the committee information
in its possession concerning the person who is the subject of the review and any other
information deemed by the organization to be pertinent to the review. 3. Any autopsy records provided to a medical review committee pursuant to this section
are privileged records for the purposes of NRS 49.119 and 49.121 . 4. As used in this section, “ medical review committee ” means a medical review committee of a county or district board of health that certifies,
licenses or regulates providers of emergency medical services pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter, but only when functioning as a peer review committee.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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