itously and in good faith, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission, not amounting to gross negligence, by him in rendering the emergency care or assistance or as a result of any failure to act, not amounting to gross negligence, to provide or arrange for further medical treatment for the injured or ill person. This section does not excuse a physician or nurse from liability for damages resulting from his acts or omissions which occur in a licensed medical facility relative to any person with whom there is a preexisting relationship as a patient. 3. Any person licensed under the provisions of chapter 630, 632 or 633 of NRS and any person who holds an equivalent license issued by another state who renders emergency obstetrical care or assistance to a pregnant woman during labor or the delivery of the child is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by him in rendering that care or assistance if: (a) The care or assistance is rendered in good faith and in a manner not amounting to gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct; (b) The person has not previously provided prenatal or obstetrical care to the woman; and (c) The damages are reasonably related to or primarily caused by a lack of prenatal care received by the woman. A licensed medical facility in which such care or assistance is rendered is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by the person in rendering that care or assistance if that person is not liable for any civil damages pursuant to this subsection and the actions of the medical facility relating to the rendering of that care or assistance do not amount to gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct. 4. Any person licensed under the provisions of chapter 630, 632 or 633 of NRS and any person who holds an equivalent license issued by another state who: (a) Is retired or otherwise does not practice on a full-time basis; and (b) Gratuitously and in good faith, renders medical care within the scope of his license to an indigent person, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by him, not amounting to gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct, in rendering that care. 5. Any person licensed to practice medicine under the provisions of chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or licensed to practice dentistry under the provisions of chapter 631 of NRS who renders care or assistance to a patient for a governmental entity or a nonprofit organization is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by him in rendering that care or assistance if the care or assistance is rendered gratuitously, in good faith and in a manner not amounting to gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct. 6. As used in this section: (a) “Emergency medical attendant” means a person licensed as an attendant or certified as an emergency medical technician, intermediate emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS. (b) “Gratuitously” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 41.500. (Added to NRS by 1973, 610; A 1975, 37, 404, 405; 1985, 1754; 1987, 2217; 1989, 21; 1995, 2641; 1999, 937; 2002 Special Session, 5; 2005, 2517) NRS 41.507 Volunteer emergency medical dispatchers and volunteer medical directors of agencies which employ emergency medical dispatchers. 1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a volunteer emergency medical dispatcher is immune from civil liability for damages sustained as a result of any act or omission by him in the use of a medical priority dispatch system, if: (a) He has, in good faith, followed the protocols of such a system to establish the priority of calls for medical help or to provide preliminary instructions to a person calling for such help; (b) The protocols for the system have been approved by the medical director of the local emergency medical service; and (c) The act or omission of the dispatcher does not amount to gross negligence or willful misconduct. 2. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a volunteer medical director of a public or private agency, including a health facility, which employs an emergency medical dispatcher is immune from civil liability for damages sustained as a result of any act or omission by the agency if: (a) The agency uses a medical priority dispatch system; (b) The agency maintains a quality assurance program for that system; and (c) The act or omission of the agency does not amount to gross negligence or willful misconduct. 3. As used in this section: (a) “Emergency medical dispatcher” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.063. (b) “Health facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.015. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2117) LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO MAKE OR CAUSE TO BE MADE FALSE REPORTS OF CRIMES OR EMERGENCIES NRS 41.508 Civil action brought by public agency; award of costs and attorney’s fees. 1. A public agency may commence an action in the name of the agency to recover the expense of an emergency response by the public agency against any person who knowingly: (a) Makes a false report to a public agency that a felony or misdemeanor has been committed or that an emergency exists; or (b) Creates the false appearance that a felony or misdemeanor has been committed or that an emergency exists, and that false appearance causes a false report to be made to a public agency that a felony or misdemeanor has been committed or that an emergency exists. 2. A civil action may be brought pursuant to this section even if there has been no criminal conviction for the false report. 3. If a public agency prevails in an action brought pursuant to this section, the court may award the public agency the costs of the action and reasonable attorney’s fees. 4. As used in this section: (a) “Expense of an emergency response” includes, without limitation, the reasonable costs incurred by a public agency in making an appropriate response to or investigation of a false report, including, without limitation, the salary or wages of any person responding to or investigating a false report, the deemed wages of any volunteer of a public agency participating in the response or investigation, the costs for use or operation of any equipment and the costs for the use or expenditure of any resources, fuel or other materials. (b) “Public agency” means an agency, bureau, board, commission, department or division of the State of Nevada or a political subdivision of the State of Nevada that provides police, fire-fighting, rescue or emergency medical services. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2851) LIABILITY OF PERSON WHO PROVIDES FALSE INFORMATION RELATING TO POSTADOPTIVE CONTACT AGREEMENT NRS 41.509 Action brought by natural parent; recovery; liability not exclusive. 1. A natural parent of an adopted child who has entered into an agreement that provides for postadoptive contact pursuant to NRS 127.187 may bring a civil action against a person if: (a) The person knowingly provided false information in response to a question asked by a court pursuant to NRS 127.188; and (b) The provision of false information caused the court not to incorporate the agreement that provides for postadoptive contact in the order or decree of adoption pursuant to NRS 127.188. 2. If a person is liable to a natural parent of an adopted child pursuant to subsection 1, the natural parent may recover his actual damages, costs, reasonable attorney’s fees and any punitive damages that the facts may warrant. 3. The liability imposed by this section is in addition to any other liability imposed by law. (Added to NRS by 2005, 1682) LIABILITY OF OWNERS, LESSEES AND OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES TO PERSONS USING PREMISES FOR

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