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NRS 629.068

Custodian of health care records required to provide Department of Corrections with records of offender; use of records of offender; immunity from civil liability

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Seaton v. Mayberg (2010)

Most recently applied in Seaton v. Mayberg (June 2010)

(Added to NRS by 1997, 3191; A 2001 Special Session, 247; 2017, 2762)

1. A custodian of health care records shall, upon request of the Director of the Department of Corrections or the designee of the Director, provide the Department of Corrections with a complete copy of the health care records of an offender confined at the state prison.

2. Records provided to the Department of Corrections must not be used at any public hearing unless:

(a) The offender named in the records has consented in writing to their use; or

(b) Appropriate procedures are utilized to protect the identity of the offender from public disclosure.

3. A custodian of health care records and any agent or employee of the custodian are immune from civil liability for a disclosure made in accordance with the provisions of this section.

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