ENERALLY GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 629.011 Definitions. NRS 629.021 “Health care records” defined. NRS 629.031 “Provider of health care” defined. NRS 629.041 Provider of health care to report persons having certain injuries. NRS 629.045 Provider of health care to report persons having certain burns. NRS 629.051 Health care records: Retention. NRS 629.061 Health care records: Inspection; copies; use in public hearing; immunity of certain persons from civil action for disclosure. NRS 629.065 Health care records relating to test of blood, breath or urine: Availability to district attorney and agencies of law enforcement; use as evidence; immunity of certain persons from civil action for disclosure. NRS 629.068 Provider of health care to provide Department of Corrections with health care records of offender; authorized use of health care records of offender; immunity from civil liability. NRS 629.069 Provider of health care to disclose results of tests for certain contagious diseases to person tested and to certain officers, medical attendants and firefighters who may have been infected by person tested. NRS 629.071 Provider of health care required to furnish patient with itemized bill. NRS 629.081 Conditions under which person who observes rendering of care by practitioner of healing art is immune from civil action. NRS 629.091 Personal assistant authorized to perform certain services for person with disability if approved by provider of health care; requirements. NRS 629.095 Commissioner of Insurance to develop standardized form for use by insurers and other entities to obtain information related to credentials of certain providers of health care. GENETIC INFORMATION NRS 629.101 Definitions. NRS 629.111 “Genetic information” defined. NRS 629.121 “Genetic test” defined. NRS 629.131 Applicability. NRS 629.141 Right to inspect or obtain. NRS 629.151 Obtaining genetic information of person without consent unlawful; exceptions. NRS 629.161 Retention of genetic information of person without consent unlawful; exceptions; destruction of genetic information. NRS 629.171 Disclosure of genetic information of person without consent unlawful; exceptions. NRS 629.181 Procedure for obtaining consent of person. NRS 629.191 Penalty. NRS 629.201 Right to bring civil action. _________ GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 629.011 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, words and terms defined in NRS 629.021 and 629.031 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1977, 1313) NRS 629.021 “Health care records” defined. “Health care records” means any reports, notes, orders, photographs, X rays or other recorded data or information whether maintained in written, electronic or other form which is received or produced by a provider of health care, or any person employed by him, and contains information relating to the medical history, examination, diagnosis or treatment of the patient. (Added to NRS by 1977, 1313; A 1993, 916) NRS 629.031 “Provider of health care” defined. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute: 1. “Provider of health care” means a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A or 633 of NRS, dentist, licensed nurse, dispensing optician, optometrist, practitioner of respiratory care, registered physical therapist, podiatric physician, licensed psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, chiropractor, athletic trainer, doctor of Oriental medicine in any form, medical laboratory director or technician, pharmacist or a licensed hospital as the employer of any such person. 2. For the purposes of NRS 629.051, 629.061 and 629.065, the term includes a facility that maintains the health care records of patients. (Added to NRS by 1977, 1313; A 1983, 1492; 1987, 2123; 1991, 1126; 1993, 2217; 1995, 1792; 1997, 679; 2003, 904; 2005, 69) NRS 629.041 Provider of health care to report persons having certain injuries. Every provider of health care to whom any person comes or is brought for treatment of an injury which appears to have been inflicted by means of a firearm or knife, not under accidental circumstances, shall promptly report the person’s name, if known, his location and the character and extent of the injury to an appropriate law enforcement agency. (Added to NRS by 1977, 239) NRS 629.045 Provider of health care to report persons having certain burns. 1. Every provider of health care to whom any person comes or is brought for the treatment of: (a) Second or third degree burns to 5 percent or more of his body; (b) Burns to his 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 his injuries. 3. A person required to make a report pursuant to subsection 1 shall, within 3 working days after treating the person, submit a written report to: (a) The appropriate local fire department in counties whose population is 40,000 or more; or (b) The State Fire Marshal in counties whose population is less than 40,000. The report must be on a form provided by the State Fire Marshal. 4. A provider of health care, his 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. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1896; A 2001, 1996) NRS 629.051 Health care records: Retention. Except as otherwise provided in regulations adopted by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 652.135 with regard to the records of a medical laboratory, each provider of health care shall retain the health care records of his patients as part of his regularly maintained records for 5 years after their receipt or production. Health care records may be retained in written form, or by microfilm or any other recognized form of size reduction, including, without limitation, microfiche, computer disc, magnetic tape and optical disc, which does not adversely affect their use for the purposes of NRS 629.061. Health care records may be created, authenticated and stored in a computer system which limits access to those records. (Added to NRS by 1977, 1313; A 1993, 916; 1997, 1123) NRS 629.061 Health care records: Inspection; copies; use in public hearing; immunity of certain persons from civil action for disclosure. 1. Each provider of health care shall make the health care records of a patient available for physical inspection by: (a) The patient or a representative with written authorization from the patient; (b) The personal representative of the estate of a deceased patient; (c) Any trustee of a living trust created by a deceased patient; (d) The parent or guardian of a deceased patient who died before reaching the age of majority; (e) An investigator for the Attorney General or a grand jury investigating an alleged violation of NRS 200.495, 200.5091 to 200.50995, inclusive, or 422.540 to 422.570, inclusive; (f) An investigator for the Attorney General investigating an alleged violation of NRS 616D.200, 616D.220, 616D.240 or 616D.300 to 616D.440, inclusive, or any fraud in the administration of chapter 616A, 616B, 616C, 616D or 617 of NRS or in the provision of benefits for industrial insurance; or (g) Any a

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