1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 439.538, information obtained by the system from any source may be used only:
(a) To investigate the causes of birth defects and other adverse birth outcomes;
(b) To determine, evaluate and develop strategies to prevent the occurrence of birth defects and other adverse birth outcomes;
(c) To assist in the early detection of birth defects; and
(d) To assist in ensuring the delivery of services for children identified with birth defects.
2. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations to ensure that, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 439.538:
(a) Access to information contained in the system is limited to persons authorized and approved by the Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Officer who are employed by the Division or the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
(b) Any information obtained by the system that would reveal the identity of a patient remains confidential.
(c) Information obtained by the system is used solely for the purposes set forth in subsection 1.
3. This section does not prohibit the publishing of statistical compilations relating to birth defects and other adverse birth outcomes that do not in any manner identify individual patients or individual sources of information.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3510; A 2007, 1978)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion
NRS 442.005 - Administration of chapter.
NRS 442.007 - Standards for perinatal care: Regulations of State Board of Health.
NRS 442.009 - Examination of infants: Priority in contracting with laboratory.
NRS 442.016 - Limitations on charge to third party.
NRS 442.020 - Civil penalty; action for enforcement.
NRS 442.030 - "Inflammation of the eyes of the newborn" defined.
NRS 442.050 - Physician or midwife to instill germicide in eyes of newborn baby.
NRS 442.060 - Report of birth to include statement concerning instillation of germicide.
NRS 442.070 - Duties of local health officer.
NRS 442.080 - Duties of Division.
NRS 442.085 - Regulations of State Board of Health.
NRS 442.100 - Interference with treatment by prayer or mental or spiritual means.
NRS 442.110 - Penalty. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 442.1196 - Form and contents of application; eligibility.
NRS 442.1198 - Duties of provider of prenatal care who receives subsidy.
NRS 442.120 - Designation of Department.
NRS 442.140 - State plan concerning services for maternal and child health; regulations.
NRS 442.150 - Provisions to be included in state plan.
NRS 442.153 - Testing for amblyopia to be included in state plan.
NRS 442.160 - Duties of Administrator of Division.
NRS 442.170 - Account for Maternal and Child Health Services.
NRS 442.180 - Program of services: Administration; purposes.
NRS 442.190 - State plan for services; regulations.
NRS 442.200 - Provisions to be included in state plan.
NRS 442.210 - Duties of Administrator of Division.
NRS 442.215 - Recovery of costs of corrective treatment from parents by Administrator of Division.
NRS 442.217 - Authorization required before purchased services provided; exception.
NRS 442.220 - Account for Children’s Special Health Care Services.
NRS 442.240 - "Abortion" defined.
NRS 442.252 - Physician to obtain informed consent before performing abortion.
NRS 442.253 - Requirements for informed consent.
NRS 442.257 - Criminal penalty.
NRS 442.260 - Division to adopt regulations governing performance and reporting of abortions.
NRS 442.265 - Hospital to submit monthly report to State Registrar of Vital Statistics.
NRS 442.305 - "Adverse birth outcome" defined.
NRS 442.310 - "Birth defect" defined.
NRS 442.315 - "System" defined.
NRS 442.385 - Development and implementation of program of public education by Division.
NRS 442.415 - Division: Adoption of regulations.
NRS 442.420 - Division: Development and maintenance of system for monitoring syndrome.
NRS 442.510 - "Hearing screening" defined.
NRS 442.520 - "Hospital" defined.
NRS 442.530 - "Provider of hearing screenings" defined.
NRS 442.620 - Rapid test for the human immunodeficiency virus" and "rapid test" defined.
NRS 442.640 - Requirement for testing of pregnant woman for human immunodeficiency virus.
NRS 442.700 - Department to encourage performance of tests; reports of results.
NRS 442.715 - "Account" defined.
NRS 442.720 - "Director" defined.
NRS 442.730 - Gifts, grants and donations.
NRS 442.754 - "Committee" defined.
NRS 442.757 - "Maternal mortality" defined.