1. The Chief Medical Officer shall, pursuant to the regulations of the State Board of Health, establish and maintain a system for the reporting of information on cancer and other neoplasms.
2. The system must include a record of the cases of cancer and other neoplasms, which are specified by the State Board of Health as subject to reporting, which occur in this state along with such information concerning the cases as may be appropriate to form the basis for:
(a) The conducting of comprehensive epidemiologic surveys of cancer, cancer-related diseases and other neoplasms in this state; and
(b) The evaluation of the appropriateness of measures for the prevention and control of cancer and other neoplasms.
3. Hospitals, medical laboratories and other facilities that provide screening, diagnostic or therapeutic services to patients with respect to cancer and other neoplasms shall report information on cases of cancer and other neoplasms, which are specified by the State Board of Health as subject to reporting, to the system.
4. Any provider of health care who diagnoses or provides treatment for cancer or other neoplasms shall report information on cases of cancer and other neoplasms, which are specified by the State Board of Health as subject to reporting, to the system.
5. As used in this section, "medical laboratory" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 652.060.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1677; A 1997, 1309; 2015, 385; 2021, 2256)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 457.010 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 457.065 - Adoption of regulations for administration of chapter.
NRS 457.070 - Duties of Division.
NRS 457.080 - Testing of medicine or device; furnishing sample or information on request.
NRS 457.110 - Division may issue cease and desist order after investigation or testing.
NRS 457.120 - Use of facilities and findings in conducting investigation or test.
NRS 457.130 - Contract for investigation by qualified scientists.
NRS 457.140 - Finding by Division prerequisite to issuance of cease and desist order.
NRS 457.150 - Issuance of injunction to restrain violation of cease and desist order.
NRS 457.170 - Publication of report of investigation or test.
NRS 457.186 - Hearing on denial or withdrawal of certificate of authorization.
NRS 457.187 - Administrative fine.
NRS 457.240 - Regulations of State Board of Health; fees.
NRS 457.260 - Publication of reports; provision of data.
NRS 457.265 - Analysis of information, records and reports; investigation of trends.