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NRS 603A.525

Regulated entity to limit authority of employees and processors to access consumer health data; regulated entity to establish, implement and maintain policies and practices for security of consumer health data

(Added to NRS by 2023, 3459)

1. A regulated entity shall only authorize the employees and processors of the regulated entity to access consumer health data where reasonably necessary to:

(a) Further the purpose for which the consumer consented to the collection or sharing of the consumer data pursuant to NRS 603A.500; or

(b) Provide a product or service that the consumer to whom the consumer health data relates has requested from the regulated entity.

2. A regulated entity shall establish, implement and maintain policies and practices for the administrative, technical and physical security of consumer health data. The policies must:

(a) Satisfy the standard of care in the industry in which the regulated entity operates to protect the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of consumer health data;

(b) Comply with the provisions of NRS 603A.010 to 603A.290, inclusive, where applicable; and

(c) Be reasonable, taking into account the volume and nature of the consumer health data at issue.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.