Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides

NRS 441A.120 - Regulations of State Board of Health governing control of communicable diseases and reporting cases or suspected cases of drug overdose; performance of duties set forth in regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Regulations... - 1. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the control of...

NRS 441A.125 - Use of syndromic reporting and active surveillance to monitor public health; regulations. - 1. The Board shall develop a system which provides for...

NRS 441A.130 - Chief Medical Officer to inform local health officers of regulations and procedures. - The Chief Medical Officer shall inform each local health officer...

NRS 441A.140 - Authority of Division of Public and Behavioral Health to receive and use financial aid. - The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department...

NRS 441A.150 - Reporting occurrences of communicable diseases to health authority; reporting drug overdoses to Chief Medical Officer. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Reporting occurrences of communicable diseases to health authority; reporting... - 1. A provider of health care who knows of, or...

NRS 441A.160 - Investigation: Powers of health authority to conduct investigation of communicable disease; order to require person to submit to examination; order of isolation, quarantine or treatment; regulations concerning appeal of order to submit... - 1. A health authority who knows, suspects or is informed...

NRS 441A.163 - Investigation: Powers of health authority to conduct investigation of infectious disease or exposure to biological, radiological or chemical agent; reports; regulations. - 1. Except as otherwise required pursuant to NRS 441A.160, a...

NRS 441A.165 - Investigation: Powers of health authority to access medical records, laboratory records and other information in possession of health care provider or medical facility; payment of certain costs related to investigation. - 1. A health authority which conducts an investigation pursuant to...

NRS 441A.166 - Investigation: Subpoena to compel production of medical records, laboratory records and other information; court order directing witness to appear for failure to produce. - 1. Upon petition by a health authority to the district...

NRS 441A.167 - Investigation: Law enforcement agencies and political subdivisions authorized to share certain information and medical records with state and local health authorities; regulations. - 1. A public agency, law enforcement agency or political subdivision...

NRS 441A.169 - Investigation: Powers of health authority to issue cease and desist order to health care provider or medical facility; injunction. - 1. During the course of or as a result of...

NRS 441A.170 - Weekly reports to Chief Medical Officer. - Each health authority shall report each week to the Chief...

NRS 441A.180 - Contagious person to prevent exposure to others; warning by health authority; penalties; affirmative defenses; acts that do not violate section; prohibition on charging person with other offenses. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person...

NRS 441A.190 - Control of disease within schools, child care facilities, medical facilities and correctional facilities. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a health...

NRS 441A.195 - Testing of person or decedent who may have exposed law enforcement officer, correctional officer, emergency medical attendant, firefighter, county coroner or medical examiner, person employed by or volunteering for agency of criminal j... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 259.047, a law...

NRS 441A.200 - Right to receive treatment from physician or clinic of choice; Board may prescribe method of treatment. - This chapter does not empower or authorize the health authority...

NRS 441A.210 - Rights and duties of person who depends exclusively on prayer for healing. - A person who has a communicable disease and depends exclusively...

NRS 441A.220 - Confidentiality of information; permissible disclosure. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Confidentiality of information; permissible disclosure. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - All information of a personal nature about any person provided...

NRS 441A.230 - Disclosure of personal information prohibited without consent. - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and NRS 439.538,...

NRS 441A.240 - Duties of health authority. - The health authority shall control, prevent, treat and, whenever possible,...

NRS 441A.250 - Establishment and support of clinics and dispensaries. - The health authority may establish and provide financial or other...

NRS 441A.260 - Provision of medical supplies and financial aid for treatment of indigent patients. - If a person in this state who has a sexually...

NRS 441A.270 - Instruction of patients on prevention and treatment of disease. - A physician, clinic or dispensary providing treatment to a person...

NRS 441A.280 - Procedure to ensure that infected person receives adequate treatment. - A physician who, or clinic or dispensary which, determines that...

NRS 441A.290 - Infected person to report source of infection. - A person who has a sexually transmitted disease shall, upon...

NRS 441A.300 - Confinement of person whose conduct may spread acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. - Repealed. (See chapter 491, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...

NRS 441A.310 - Examination and treatment of minor without consent. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.210, when any minor...

NRS 441A.315 - Certain providers of emergency medical services or primary care required to ascertain whether patient wishes to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases; exceptions; regulations; enforcement. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a physician,...

NRS 441A.320 - Testing of person alleged to have committed sexual offense; disclosure of results of test; assistance to victim; payment of expenses; regulations. - Repealed. (See chapter 491, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...

NRS 441A.330 - Provision of outpatient care to persons with human immunodeficiency virus. - The health authority may establish such dispensaries, pharmacies or clinics...

NRS 441A.334 - Provider of health care" defined. - As used in this section and NRS 441A.335 and 441A.336,...

NRS 441A.335 - Declaration of legislative intent. - It is the intent of the Legislature that: 1. The...

NRS 441A.336 - Counseling to be provided to person testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus; topics to be addressed in counseling; referrals to be provided to person testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus; regulations. - 1. Counties, providers of health care and medical facilities that...

NRS 441A.340 - Duties of health authority. - The health authority shall control, prevent the spread of, and...

NRS 441A.350 - Establishment and support of clinics. - The health authority may establish such clinics as it believes...

NRS 441A.360 - Provision of medical supplies and financial aid for treatment of indigent patients. - If a person in this state who has tuberculosis is,...

NRS 441A.370 - Contracts with hospitals, clinics and other institutions for examination and care of patients. - 1. The health authority shall, by contract with hospitals, clinics...

NRS 441A.380 - Treatment of patient for condition related to or as necessary for control of tuberculosis. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.210, a person who...

NRS 441A.390 - Contracts with private physicians to provide outpatient care in rural areas. - The health authority may contract with any private physician to...

NRS 441A.400 - Inspection of records of facility where patients are treated. - The health authority may inspect and must be given access...

NRS 441A.410 - Regulations governing control of rabies. - The Board shall adopt regulations governing the control of rabies....

NRS 441A.505 - "Health authority" defined. - As used in NRS 441A.505 to 441A.720, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 441A.510 - Manner of isolating, quarantining or treating by health authority; duty to inform person of rights; regulations. - 1. If a health authority isolates, quarantines or treats a...

NRS 441A.520 - Right of person isolated or quarantined to make and receive telephone calls and to possess cellular phone; duty to notify spouse or legal guardian under certain circumstances. - 1. A person who is isolated or quarantined pursuant to...

NRS 441A.530 - Right to refuse treatment and not submit to involuntary treatment; exception. - A person who is isolated or quarantined pursuant to NRS...

NRS 441A.540 - Restrictions on change of status from voluntary isolation or quarantine to emergency isolation or quarantine; rights of person whose status is changed. - 1. If a person infected with or exposed to a...

NRS 441A.550 - Detention for testing, examination, observation and consensual medical treatment; limitation on time; rights of person detained; extension of time. - 1. Any person or group of persons alleged to have...

NRS 441A.560 - Procedure for isolation or quarantine. - 1. An application to a health authority for an order...

NRS 441A.570 - Certificate of another health authority or physician, licensed physician assistant or registered nurse required. - A health authority shall not accept an application for an...

NRS 441A.580 - Requirements for and limitations on applications and certificates. - 1. No application or certificate authorized under NRS 441A.560 or...

NRS 441A.590 - Additional notice to spouse or legal guardian. - In addition to any notice required pursuant to NRS 441A.520,...

NRS 441A.600 - Petition: Filing; certificate or statement of alleged infection with or exposure to communicable disease. - A proceeding for an involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine of...

NRS 441A.610 - Additional requirements for petition that is filed after emergency isolation or quarantine. - In addition to the requirements of NRS 441A.600, a petition...

NRS 441A.620 - Hearing on petition; notice; release of person before hearing. - 1. Immediately after receiving any petition filed pursuant to NRS...

NRS 441A.630 - Examination or assessment of person alleged to be infected with or exposed to communicable disease; protective custody pending hearing; written summary of findings and evaluation concerning person alleged to be infected with or exposed... - 1. After the filing of a petition to commence proceedings...

NRS 441A.640 - Evaluation teams: Establishment; composition; fees. - 1. The health authority shall establish such evaluation teams as...

NRS 441A.650 - Proceedings held in county where persons to conduct examination are available; expense of proceedings paid by county. - 1. In counties where the examining personnel required pursuant to...

NRS 441A.660 - Right to counsel; compensation of counsel; recess; duties of district attorney. - 1. The person alleged to have been infected with or...

NRS 441A.670 - Testimony. - In proceedings for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine, the court...

NRS 441A.680 - Right of person alleged to be infected with or exposed to communicable disease to be present by telephonic conferencing or videoconferencing and to testify. - 1. In proceedings for an involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine,...

NRS 441A.690 - Fees and mileage for witnesses. - Witnesses subpoenaed under the provisions of NRS 441A.505 to 441A.720,...

NRS 441A.700 - Findings and order; expiration and renewal of isolation or quarantine; alternative courses of treatment. - 1. If the district court finds, after proceedings for the...

NRS 441A.710 - Clinical abstract to accompany order. - The order for involuntary court isolation or quarantine of any...

NRS 441A.720 - Transportation to public or private medical facility, residence or other safe location. - When any involuntary court isolation or quarantine is ordered under...

NRS 441A.900 - Injunction: Grounds; responsibility for prosecution; authority of court. - 1. A person who refuses to: (a) Comply with any...

NRS 441A.910 - Criminal penalty for violation of chapter; exception. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.315, every person who...

NRS 441A.920 - Criminal penalty and administrative fine for failure to comply with regulations or requirements of chapter; exception. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Criminal penalty and administrative fine for failure to comply with regulatio... - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.315, every provider of...

NRS 441A.930 - District attorney to prosecute violators. - The district attorney of the county in which any violation...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides

Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides