Nevada § 629.045 - Provider of health care required to report persons having burn injuries sustained from open flame, explosion or flash fire; immunity of certain persons from civil action for disclosure
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 629.045 — Provider of health care required to report persons having burn injuries sustained from open flame, explosion or flash fire; immunity of certain persons from civil action for disclosure, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 629.045. Provider of health care required to report persons having burn injuries sustained from open flame, explosion or flash fire; immunity of certain persons from civil action for disclosure
1. Every provider of health care to whom any person who sustains an injury caused
by an open flame, explosion or flash fire comes or is brought for the treatment of: (a) Second or third degree burns to 5 percent or more of the body; (b) Burns to the upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema resulting from the inhalation
of heated air; or (c) Burns which may result in death, shall promptly report that information to the appropriate local fire department. 2. The report required by subsection 1 must include: (a) The name and address of the person treated, if known; (b) The location of the person treated; and (c) The character and extent of the injuries. 3. A person required to make a report pursuant to subsection 1 shall, within 7 working
days after treating the person, submit a written report to: (a) The appropriate local fire department in counties whose population is 100,000
or more; or (b) The State Fire Marshal in counties whose population is less than 100,000. The report must be on a form approved by the appropriate local fire department or
the State Fire Marshal, as applicable. 4. A provider of health care and his or her agents and employees are immune from any
civil action for any disclosures made in good faith in accordance with the provisions
of this section or any consequential damages.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 629.045 ("Provider of health care required to report persons having burn injuries sustained from open flame, explosion or flash fire; immunity of certain persons from civil action for disclosure") 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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