Nevada Chapter 439 — Administration of Public Health

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NRS 439.005— Definitions
NRS 439.010— Administration of chapter
NRS 439.015— Acceptance and disbursement of federal appropriations; deposit to State Division of Public and Behavioral Health Federal Account
NRS 439.030— State Board of Health: Creation; members; qualifications
NRS 439.040— State Board of Health: Term of office
NRS 439.060— State Board of Health: Meetings; quorum
NRS 439.070— State Board of Health: Secretary; Executive Officer
NRS 439.080— State Board of Health: Compensation of members and employees
NRS 439.085— Chief Medical Officer: Appointment; unclassified service
NRS 439.095— Chief Medical Officer: Qualifications
NRS 439.110— Chief Medical Officer: Devotion of time to official duties; cooperation with Nevada System of Higher Education; maintenance of clinical practice
NRS 439.130— Chief Medical Officer and Administrator: Duties
NRS 439.135— Appointment of Commissioner of Food and Drugs and other agents by Administrator
NRS 439.140— Appointment or removal of subordinate officer or employee of Division
NRS 439.150— State Board of Health supreme in matters concerning health; Department designated agency for federal cooperation; fees
NRS 439.155— Contracts for cooperation with governmental entities and others; effect of payments to Division for such cooperation; immunity from and limitations on liability not waived
NRS 439.160— Uniform compliance with certain provisions of chapter
NRS 439.170— Prevention of sickness and disease; legal action for enforcement of laws and regulations; provision of information concerning importance of annual physical examination for children
NRS 439.180— Biennial report to Director by Administrator
NRS 439.190— Hearings and witnesses
NRS 439.200— Adoption, effect, variances and distribution of regulations of State Board of Health; recommendations regarding certain program for repayment of student loans
NRS 439.230— Personal and statistical information to be secured from patient admitted or committed to public or private institution
NRS 439.235— Duties of Division to ensure access for persons with limited English proficiency to certain services related to COVID-19; collaboration with community-based organizations; gifts, grants, donations and other funding
NRS 439.240— State Public Health Laboratory: Maintenance by University of Nevada School of Medicine; branch laboratories; purpose; administration; reports
NRS 439.245— Data dashboard for data relating to telehealth access: Establishment; requirements; availability
NRS 439.249— Continuing education and information concerning health of veterans; report
NRS 439.255— Masks and face shields for use in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Regulations; provision to peace officers and firefighters; waiver of requirements; civil immunity for use
NRS 439.256— Program to improve response to medical emergencies: Establishment; requirements; activities of Division
NRS 439.258— Programs for treatment of persons who commit domestic violence; regulations
NRS 439.259— Grants for addressing disparities in health care and health outcomes based on certain categories of persons; selection of nonprofit organization to serve as lead partner; establishment of advisory committee; annual report
NRS 439.261— Grants for addressing race-based health disparities relating to kidney disease; establishment of advisory committee; annual report
NRS 439.263— Policy of State concerning clinical trials; duties of Division to carry out policy; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations
NRS 439.265— Immunization Information System: Establishment and administration; duty to report information concerning immunization administered to child; contents and form of report; parent or guardian to be provided information concerning System; parent or guardian may decline inclusion of information in System; disclosure of information; regulations
NRS 439.271— Definitions
NRS 439.272— State Dental Health Officer: Appointment by Director of Authority in unclassified service or as contractor; qualifications; duties
NRS 439.279— State Public Health Dental Hygienist: Appointment; classification; qualifications; duties; solicitation and acceptance of gifts and grants
NRS 439.280— County board of health: Composition; officers; service without additional compensation
NRS 439.290— County health officer: Appointment; qualifications; term
NRS 439.300— County health officer: Compensation
NRS 439.310— County health officer: Vacancy; appointment by Chief Medical Officer
NRS 439.320— County health officer: Executive officer of county board of health; may be county physician
NRS 439.330— Deputy county health officer: Appointment; compensation; duties
NRS 439.340— County board of health: Supervision by Division; reports
NRS 439.350— County board of health: Duties
NRS 439.360— County board of health: Powers; requirements for order for isolation, quarantine or treatment
NRS 439.361— Applicability
NRS 439.362— Creation and composition of Health District; appointment and terms of members of district board of health and public health advisory board; duty of district board of health to maintain records; prohibition on local boards of health
NRS 439.363— Health district fund: Creation
NRS 439.364— District board of health: Meetings; quorum; duties
NRS 439.365— District board of health: Budget; adoption by board of county commissioners; annual allocation
NRS 439.366— Powers and jurisdiction of district board of health and district health department; regulations of district board of health
NRS 439.367— District board of health: Powers
NRS 439.368— Appointment, duties and compensation of district health officer; duties of district board of health concerning district health officer; clinical program requiring medical assessment must be supervised by physician
NRS 439.369— Applicability
NRS 439.370— Health district: Creation
NRS 439.380— County or city board of health abolished upon creation of district board of health
NRS 439.383— County boards of health within district abolished upon creation of district board of health
NRS 439.385— City and town boards of health abolished upon creation of district board of health
NRS 439.390— District board of health: Composition; qualifications of members
NRS 439.400— Appointment, qualifications, powers and compensation of district health officer; clinical program requiring medical assessment must be supervised by physician
NRS 439.405— Duties of district health department to ensure access for persons with limited English proficiency to certain services related to COVID-19; collaboration with community-based organizations; gifts, grants, donations and other funding
NRS 439.410— Powers and jurisdiction of district board of health and district health department; regulations of district board of health
NRS 439.420— City board of health: Creation by ordinance
NRS 439.430— City board of health: Members; appointments; qualifications and compensation of city health officer
NRS 439.440— Inclusion of city in county or district health department
NRS 439.450— Withdrawal of city from county or district health department; re-establishment of city health department
NRS 439.460— City board of health: Duties
NRS 439.470— City board of health: Powers; requirements for order for isolation, quarantine or treatment
NRS 439.471— Applicability
NRS 439.473— Authority of district health officer to issue order for extermination or abatement of nuisance; authorized actions
NRS 439.475— Notice of order for abatement of nuisance; duty of health district if owner fails to comply with order
NRS 439.477— Lien on real property for costs of abating nuisance; action to foreclose lien
NRS 439.479— Regulations; enforcement; notice to district board of health of failure to maintain rental dwelling unit in habitable condition
NRS 439.480— Local health officer: Supervision; jurisdiction
NRS 439.490— Abatement or removal of nuisance
NRS 439.495— Establishment; purpose
NRS 439.496— Powers of Division to apply for and accept gifts, grants and bequests; disposition of money; administration of account
NRS 439.497— Definitions
NRS 439.498— Records of health care facility: Availability to Chief Medical Officer; abstracting of information; administrative penalty for violation of section
NRS 439.499— Limitation on civil and criminal liability
NRS 439.501— Establishment
NRS 439.505— Duties of Division
NRS 439.507— Powers of Division to enter into contracts, to apply for and accept gifts, donations, bequests and grants and to apply for federal waivers; disposition of money; administration of account
NRS 439.508— Definitions
NRS 439.511— Creation; purposes; employment of Coordinator; qualifications of Coordinator; duties of Coordinator
NRS 439.512— Development and implementation of safe firearm storage campaign; provision of information and assistance concerning community programs for storage of firearms outside home; gifts, grants and donations
NRS 439.513— Employment of trainer for suicide prevention; qualifications; duties
NRS 439.514— Definitions
NRS 439.515— “Advisory Council” defined
NRS 439.516— “Program” defined
NRS 439.517— Establishment; purpose
NRS 439.518— Advisory Council: Establishment; purpose; appointment of members
NRS 439.519— Advisory Council: Terms; Chair; appointment of committees and subcommittees; removal of nonlegislative members; administrative support; quorum; meetings; compensation
NRS 439.521— Duties of Division
NRS 439.522— Public hearings
NRS 439.523— Authority of Division to enter into contracts and award grants
NRS 439.525— Gifts, grants and contributions: Accounting; use; administration
NRS 439.529— Administration; duties of Director; use of other programs; prohibition against commingling of money; money for program to be accounted for separately; authorized uses of money
NRS 439.530— Treatment by prayer, mental or spiritual means; no compulsion to submit to medical treatment
NRS 439.532— Testing and labeling of certain products containing cannabidiol; regulations
NRS 439.535— Clinic for immunization of children: Availability; immunity of personnel from criminal and civil liability
NRS 439.538— Electronic transmission of health information: Exemption from state law concerning privacy or confidentiality of certain health information; ability of person to opt out of electronic disclosure of certain health information
NRS 439.539— Duty of Department to hold informational meetings to coordinate services for victims of sex trafficking
NRS 439.540— Chapter does not alter powers of Commissioner of Food and Drugs or powers of Director of State Department of Agriculture
NRS 439.550— Strict enforcement of chapter by local health officer
NRS 439.560— Enforcement of chapter by public officers
NRS 439.565— Injunctions against violations
NRS 439.570— Health authority may report violation to district attorney or Attorney General; initiation and prosecution of action
NRS 439.580— Penalties
NRS 439.581— Definitions
NRS 439.582— “Electronic health record” defined
NRS 439.583— “Health care provider” defined
NRS 439.584— “Health information exchange” defined
NRS 439.585— “Person” defined
NRS 439.587— Designation of Director of Authority as state authority for health information technology; authorization to establish or contract with one or more health information exchanges; adoption of regulations and other necessary actions authorized
NRS 439.588— Certification for health information exchange required; disciplinary action for failure to comply with law; administrative fine for operating without certification; regulations
NRS 439.589— Adoption of framework for electronic maintenance, transmittal and exchange of electronic health records, prescriptions, health-related information and electronic signatures; compliance by certain persons and entities with framework; waiver; exception; failure to comply not misdemeanor
NRS 439.590— Limitations on use, release or publication of certain information; penalty for unauthorized access to electronic health record or health information exchange; establishment of complaint system
NRS 439.591— Patient not required to participate in health information exchange; notification to patient of breach of confidentiality of electronic health records or health information exchange; patient access to electronic health records
NRS 439.592— Electronic health records, electronic signatures and electronically transmitted or retrieved health information deemed to comply with certain writing and signature requirements; information maintained or transmitted in electronic health record or retrieved by a health information exchange deemed to comply with certain confidentiality requirements; exception
NRS 439.593— Immunity from liability for health care provider who takes certain actions with respect to electronic health record
NRS 439.595— Provision of information to, transmitting, accessing, utilizing or disclosing electronic health record or participation in health information exchange not unfair trade practice
NRS 439.597— Electronic transmission of health information: Exemption from state law concerning privacy or confidentiality of certain health information; ability of person to opt out of electronic disclosure of certain health information
NRS 439.600— Legislative declaration
NRS 439.620— Creation and administration of Fund; appropriation and expenditure of contents
NRS 439.630— Powers and duties of Department; eligibility of veterans for certain benefits or services available to senior citizens, persons with disabilities and other specified persons; submission of biennial report by Grants Management Advisory Committee, Nevada Commission on Aging and Nevada Commission on Services for Persons with Disabilities
NRS 439.800— Definitions
NRS 439.802— “Facility-acquired infection” defined
NRS 439.803— “Health facility” defined. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]
NRS 439.805— “Medical facility” defined
NRS 439.810— “Patient” defined
NRS 439.815— “Patient safety officer” defined
NRS 439.820— “Provider of health care” defined
NRS 439.830— “Sentinel event” defined
NRS 439.835— Mandatory reporting of sentinel events
NRS 439.837— Mandatory investigation of sentinel event by health facility; exceptions
NRS 439.840— Reports of sentinel events: Duties of Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division; confidentiality
NRS 439.841— Authority of Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division to request additional information or to conduct audit or investigation; report of findings; payment of costs
NRS 439.843— Annual summaries of reports of sentinel events; compilation by Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division; confidentiality; posting of patient safety plans by Authority on Internet website
NRS 439.845— Analysis and reporting of trends regarding sentinel events; treatment of certain information regarding corrective action by health facility
NRS 439.847— Participation in surveillance system by medical facilities and facilities for skilled nursing; access, analysis and reporting of information submitted to surveillance system by Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division; regulations
NRS 439.855— Notification of patients involved in sentinel events
NRS 439.856— Provision of certain information relating to facility-acquired infections to patients
NRS 439.857— Procedure for informing patient, legal guardian or other person that patient at medical facility has infection; immunity from liability for providing certain information
NRS 439.860— Inadmissibility of certain information in administrative or legal proceeding
NRS 439.865— Patient safety plan: Development; inclusion of infection control program to prevent and control infections; approval; notice; compliance; annual review and update
NRS 439.870— Patient safety officer: Designation; duties
NRS 439.873— Designation, duties and qualifications of infection control officer; required ratio of patients to employees with certain training in infection control; Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division to provide education and technical assistance
NRS 439.875— Patient safety committee: Establishment; composition; meetings; duties; proceedings and records are privileged
NRS 439.877— Patient safety checklists and patient safety policies: Adoption by patient safety committee; required provisions; duties of patient safety committee
NRS 439.880— Immunity from criminal and civil liability
NRS 439.885— Violation by health facility: Administrative sanction prohibited when voluntarily reported; administrative sanction imposed when not voluntarily reported; appeal of imposition of sanction; accounting and expenditure of money
NRS 439.890— Adoption of regulations
NRS 439.902— Definitions
NRS 439.904— “Commission” defined
NRS 439.906— “Provider of health care” defined
NRS 439.908— Creation; membership; compensation; terms and removal of members; vacancies; Chair; quorum; compliance with ethics requirements
NRS 439.912— Meetings; bylaws; subcommittees and working groups; contracts; advice and technical assistance by state agencies, boards and commissions
NRS 439.914— Appointment, qualifications and duties of Executive Director; authority to request information from state agencies
NRS 439.916— Systematic review of issues relating to health care; authority to request information from state and local governmental entities; hyperlink to data dashboard
NRS 439.918— Duties; reports
NRS 439.942— Establishment; requirements to become client; administrators; confidentiality; protection of information; maintenance
NRS 439.943— Authorized use; inclusion of relevant publicly available information
NRS 439.944— Access authorized to enter information and manage information and account
NRS 439.945— Division authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with certain state and federal agencies to obtain information for inclusion
NRS 439.946— Authorized collection, maintenance and storage of certain information on website
NRS 439.947— Access to information
NRS 439.948— Fees; regulations
NRS 439.950— Definitions
NRS 439.955— “Emergency team” defined
NRS 439.960— “Health care facility” defined
NRS 439.965— “Provider of health care” defined
NRS 439.970— Determination of public health emergency or other health event; executive order of Governor; designation of emergency team; chair; Attorney General designated legal counsel to emergency team
NRS 439.973— Authority of Governor to request assistance from contiguous state in carrying out inspections
NRS 439.975— Powers and duties of emergency team
NRS 439.980— Duties of chair of emergency team
NRS 439.983— Duties of emergency team upon resolution of public health emergency or other health event
NRS 439.985— Legislative declaration of purpose
NRS 439.986— “Sterile hypodermic device program” or “program” defined
NRS 439.987— Establishment
NRS 439.988— Guidelines governing operation
NRS 439.989— Program to establish safety procedures, provide community outreach and report to State Board of Health
NRS 439.990— Staff and volunteers to complete training; requirements for training
NRS 439.991— Program authorized to provide material for safer injection drug use and certain information
NRS 439.992— Immunity from civil liability
NRS 439.993— Confidentiality of records; use of information
NRS 439.994— Discrimination prohibited
NRS 439.2711— “Advisory Committee” defined
NRS 439.2712— “Program” defined
NRS 439.2713— “Provider of oral health care” defined
NRS 439.2791— State Program for Oral Health: Establishment; purpose
NRS 439.2792— Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health: Creation; duties; appointment and terms of members; quorum; Chair; meetings
NRS 439.2793— Duties of Authority
NRS 439.2794— Powers of Authority to enter into contracts to apply for and accept gifts, donations, bequests and grants and to apply for federal waivers; disposition of money; administration of account
NRS 439.3672— District board of health: Power to create voluntary financial assistance program to pay cost to connect to community sewerage disposal system; voluntary annual fee; eligibility
NRS 439.3675— Duties of district health department to ensure access for persons with limited English proficiency to certain services related to COVID-19; collaboration with community-based organizations; gifts, grants, donations and other funding
NRS 439.3685— Duties of district health officer concerning chief medical officer; compensation of chief medical officer
NRS 439.4797— Powers of boards of health; regulations by State Environmental Commission
NRS 439.4905— Payment of assessment; exemption; regulations
NRS 439.4921— Definitions
NRS 439.4923— “Health care facility” defined
NRS 439.4925— “Provider of health care” defined
NRS 439.4927— “Sickle cell disease and its variants” defined
NRS 439.4929— Establishment and maintenance of system for reporting information; objectives; persons required to report information
NRS 439.4931— Regulations of State Board of Health
NRS 439.4933— Records of health care facility: Availability to Chief Medical Officer; abstracting of information; schedule of fees for abstracting; administrative penalty for violation of section
NRS 439.4935— Publication of reports; provision of data fee to cover cost of providing data
NRS 439.4937— Analysis of information, records and reports; investigation of trends
NRS 439.4939— Gifts, grants and donations
NRS 439.4941— Consent required before disclosure of identity of patient, physician or health care facility
NRS 439.4943— Limitation on civil and criminal liability
NRS 439.4972— “Health care facility” defined
NRS 439.4974— “Lupus and its variants” defined
NRS 439.4976— Establishment and maintenance of system for reporting information; objectives; persons required to report information
NRS 439.4978— Regulations of State Board of Health
NRS 439.4982— Publication of reports; provision of data; fee to cover cost of providing data
NRS 439.4984— Analysis of information, records and reports; investigation of trends
NRS 439.4986— Gifts, grants and donations
NRS 439.4988— Consent required before disclosure of identity of patient, physician or health care facility
NRS 439.5075— Creation; membership; vacancies; compensation; Chair; meetings
NRS 439.5077— Duties
NRS 439.5081— “State plan” defined
NRS 439.5082— “Task Force” defined
NRS 439.5083— Creation; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; members serve without compensation except per diem; alternates
NRS 439.5084— Chair and Vice Chair; meetings; quorum; members appointed by Director serve at pleasure of Director
NRS 439.5085— Duties; submission of annual report to Governor and Legislature; support and assistance of Department; gifts, grants and donations
NRS 439.5102— “Committee” defined
NRS 439.5104— Creation; appointment, qualification and terms of members; vacancies
NRS 439.5106— Powers and duties
NRS 439.5108— Powers; submission of annual report to Director; confidentiality of information and records
NRS 439.5132— Creation; purpose; interest and income; nonreversion
NRS 439.5134— Administration; awards of money; reports
NRS 439.5252— Definitions
NRS 439.5254— Designated department” defined
NRS 439.5256— Health care facility” defined
NRS 439.5258— Neurodegenerative disease” defined
NRS 439.5262— Parkinsonisms” defined
NRS 439.5264— Parkinson’s disease” defined
NRS 439.5266— Provider of health care” defined
NRS 439.5268— Authority to establish and maintain system for reporting information; access of Chief Medical Officer and Department of Human Services to data and reports
NRS 439.5272— Specifications of designated department governing reporting information to and accessing information
NRS 439.5274— Notice of and procedure for patient to opt in to reporting of information
NRS 439.5276— Maintenance of Internet website for system for reporting information
NRS 439.5278— Gifts, grants and donations
NRS 439.5282— Consent required before disclosure of identity of patient, provider of health care or facility
NRS 439.5284— Limitation on civil and criminal liability
NRS 439.5291— Definitions
NRS 439.5292— “Provider of emergency medical services” defined
NRS 439.5293— “Provider of health care” defined
NRS 439.5294— “Registry” defined
NRS 439.5295— Duty of Division to establish and maintain Registry; gifts, donations, bequests and grants
NRS 439.5296— Duties of Division to encourage and facilitate sharing and analysis of information and data
NRS 439.5297— Duty of Division to adopt and carry out procedures for using Registry
NRS 439.5895— Notification of regulatory body if licensed provider or insurer fails to comply with regulations governing maintenance, transmittal and exchange of health information; notification of regulatory body upon compliance
NRS 439.52905— Prohibitions and requirements relating to federal drug pricing program