Nevada § 616B.011 - Request for health care records; fees

§ 616B.011. Request for health care records; fees

1. If an injured employee or his or her legal representative requests health care

records from an insurer, third-party administrator or employer pursuant to subsection

2 of NRS 616B.012 , any other provision of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the insurer, third-party administrator

or employer shall furnish a copy of the requested records to the injured employee

or legal representative. Such records may be furnished in an electronic format using a method of secure electronic

transmission that complies with applicable federal and state law. 2. If an insurer, third-party administrator or employer maintains health care records

electronically, any fee to furnish those records in an electronic format pursuant

to subsection 1 must not exceed: (a) Fifteen dollars for records able to be delivered by electronic mail; or (b) Twenty-five dollars for records required to be delivered using a secure electronic

method of file sharing. 3. Any fee to furnish health care records in a form that is not electronic pursuant

to subsection 1 must not exceed 30 cents per page. 4. As used in this section: (a) “ Health care records ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.021 and additionally includes individually identifiable health information, as defined

in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103 . (b) “ Secure electronic transmission ” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.