Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 178A - Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights
NRS 178A.100 - "Medical provider" defined.

"Medical provider" means any provider of health care, as defined in NRS 629.031, hospital, emergency medical facility or other facility conducting a forensic medical examination of a survivor.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2841)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 178A - Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights

NRS 178A.010 - Short title.

NRS 178A.020 - Definitions.

NRS 178A.030 - "CODIS" defined.

NRS 178A.040 - "DNA profile" defined.

NRS 178A.050 - "Forensic laboratory" defined.

NRS 178A.060 - "Forensic medical examination" defined.

NRS 178A.070 - "Genetic marker analysis" defined.

NRS 178A.080 - "Law enforcement agency" defined.

NRS 178A.090 - "Law enforcement official" defined.

NRS 178A.100 - "Medical provider" defined.

NRS 178A.110 - "Sexual assault forensic evidence kit" defined.

NRS 178A.120 - "Sexual assault victims’ advocate" defined.

NRS 178A.130 - "State DNA Database" defined.

NRS 178A.140 - "Survivor" defined.

NRS 178A.150 - Legislative findings and declarations.

NRS 178A.160 - When rights attach; rights retained.

NRS 178A.170 - Right to consult with sexual assault victims’ advocate; right to designate attendant to provide support; attendant may be excluded under certain circumstances.

NRS 178A.180 - Survivor retains rights to consult with sexual assault victims’ advocate and to designate attendant even if such rights were previously waived; waiver of rights not admissible.

NRS 178A.190 - Exercise of rights relating to forensic medical examination; survivor not required to pay for forensic medical examination; right to use shower after forensic medical examination; prior notice of rights to be provided; acknowledgment.

NRS 178A.200 - Exercise of rights relating to interview; right to choose gender of interviewer; law enforcement official or prosecutor prohibited from discouraging forensic medical examination; prior notice of rights to be provided; acknowledgment.

NRS 178A.210 - Retention of right to counsel; exercise of right to counsel must not affect or alter treatment of survivor.

NRS 178A.220 - Right to prompt genetic marker analysis; transport of sexual assault forensic evidence kit; preservation, storage and retention of biological evidence; right to information regarding timeline of genetic marker analysis.

NRS 178A.230 - Right to be informed of results of genetic marker analysis and DNA profile upon request.

NRS 178A.240 - Failure of law enforcement agency to comply with requirements relating to sexual assault forensic evidence kit does not alter authority of law enforcement agency or forensic laboratory to take actions relating to such evidence.

NRS 178A.250 - Failure of entity to comply with Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights does not give standing to defendant or accused person to challenge conviction or sentence or constitute grounds for challenge.

NRS 178A.260 - Forensic evidence from sexual assault not to be used for certain purposes relating to survivor.

NRS 178A.270 - Office of the Attorney General to develop and make available document explaining rights; contents.

NRS 178A.280 - Law enforcement agency to provide copies of reports to survivor; prosecutor to provide information to survivor; report by forensic laboratory; State to establish statewide program to track sexual assault forensic kits.

NRS 178A.290 - Additional rights of survivor.

NRS 178A.300 - Definitions.

NRS 178A.310 - Creation; members and appointing authorities; terms; vacancies; Chair; meetings; quorum; voting; per diem; staff.

NRS 178A.320 - Duties; retention of experts; report.

NRS 178A.330 - Grants, bequests, devises, donations or gifts; Special Account for the Support of the Advisory Committee.