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NV Rev Stat § 442.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.530 - "Provider of hearing screenings" defined.

Provider of hearing screenings means a health care provider who, within the scope of his or her license or certificate, provides for hearing screenings of newborn children in accordance with NRS 442.500 to 442.590, inclusive. The term includes a licensed audiologist, a licensed physician or an appropriately supervised person who has documentation that demonstrates to the State Board of Health that he or she has completed training specifically for conducting hearing screenings of newborn children.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2460)
NV Rev Stat § 442.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.540 - Certain medical facilities prohibited from discharging newborn child born in facility until child has undergone or been referred for hearing screening; exception; regulations.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 442.560, a licensed hospital in this state that provides services for maternity care and the care of newborn children and a licensed obstetric center in this state shall not discharge a newborn child who was born in the facility until the newborn child has undergone a hearing screening for the detection of hearing loss to prevent the consequences of unidentified disorders, or has been referred for such a hearing screening.  2. The requirements of subsection 1 do not apply to a hospital in which fewer than 500 childbirths occur annually.  3. The State Board of Health shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 442.500 to 442.590, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2461)
NV Rev Stat § 442.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.550 - Hearing screenings: Persons authorized to conduct; certain medical facilities to hire or enter into written agreement with provider of hearing screenings; documentation to be placed in medical file of newborn child; written reports.

  1. A hearing screening required by NRS 442.540 must be conducted by a provider of hearing screenings.  2. A licensed hospital and a licensed obstetric center shall hire, contract with or enter into a written memorandum of understanding with a provider of hearing screenings to:  (a) Conduct a program for hearing screenings on newborn children in accordance with NRS 442.500 to 442.590, inclusive;  (b) Provide appropriate training for the staff of the hospital or obstetric center;  (c) Render appropriate recommendations concerning the program for hearing screenings; and  (d) Coordinate appropriate follow-up services.  3. Not later than 24 hours after a hearing screening is conducted on a newborn child, appropriate documentation concerning the hearing screening, including, without limitation, results, interpretations and recommendations, must be placed in the medical file of the newborn child.  4. A licensed hospital and a licensed obstetric center shall annually prepare and submit to the Division a written report concerning hearing screenings of newborn children in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Health. The report must include, without limitation, the number of newborn children screened and the results of the screenings.  5. The Division shall annually prepare and submit to the Governor a written report relating to hearing tests for newborn children. The written report must include, without limitation:  (a) A summary of the results of hearing screenings administered to newborn children and any other related information submitted in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Health;  (b) An analysis of the effectiveness of the provisions of NRS 442.500 to 442.590, inclusive, in identifying loss of hearing in newborn children; and  (c) Any related recommendations for legislation.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2461)
NV Rev Stat § 442.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.560 - Hearing screening not required if parent or legal guardian of newborn child objects in writing; written objection to be placed in medical file of newborn child.

A newborn child may be discharged from the licensed hospital or obstetric center in which he or she was born without having undergone a required hearing screening or having been referred for a hearing screening if a parent or legal guardian of the newborn child objects in writing to the hearing screening. The hospital or obstetric center shall place the written objection of the parent or legal guardian to the hearing screening in the medical file of the newborn child.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2461)
NV Rev Stat § 442.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.570 - Physician to recommend diagnostic evaluation if hearing screening indicates possibility of hearing loss.

If a hearing screening conducted pursuant to NRS 442.540 indicates that a newborn child may have a hearing loss, the physician attending to the newborn child shall recommend to the parent or legal guardian of the newborn child that the newborn child receive an in-depth hearing diagnostic evaluation.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2462)
NV Rev Stat § 442.580 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.580 - Lead physician or audiologist: Designation; responsibilities.

A licensed hospital and a licensed obstetric center shall formally designate a lead physician or audiologist to be responsible for:  1. The administration of the Program for conducting hearing screenings of newborn children; and  2. Monitoring the scoring and interpretation of the test results of the hearing screenings.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2462)
NV Rev Stat § 442.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.590 - Written brochures: Creation by Division; required contents; distribution.

  1. The Division shall create written brochures that use terms which are easily understandable to a parent or legal guardian of a newborn child and include, without limitation:  (a) Information concerning the importance of screening the hearing of a newborn child; and  (b) A description of the normal development of auditory processes, speech and language in children.  2. The Division shall provide the brochures created pursuant to subsection 1 to each licensed hospital and each licensed obstetric center in this state. These facilities shall provide the brochures to the parents or legal guardians of a newborn child.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2462)
NV Rev Stat § 442.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.600 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 442.600 to 442.660, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 442.610 and 442.620 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2366)
NV Rev Stat § 442.610 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.610 - Provider of health care" defined.

Provider of health care means:  1. A provider of health care as defined in NRS 629.031;  2. A midwife; and  3. An obstetric center licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2367)
NV Rev Stat § 442.620 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.620 - Rapid test for the human immunodeficiency virus" and "rapid test" defined.

Rapid test for the human immunodeficiency virus or "rapid test" means a test that:  1. Is used to detect the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus; and  2. Provides a result in 30 minutes or less.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2367)
NV Rev Stat § 442.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.630 - Test used must be approved by United States Food and Drug Administration; requirements for administration of test.

  1. Any test for the human immunodeficiency virus, including, without limitation, a rapid test, that is used to carry out the provisions of NRS 442.600 to 442.660, inclusive, must be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.  2. Each test administered to a woman or performed on a child pursuant to the provisions of NRS 442.600 to 442.660, inclusive, must be administered or performed in accordance with:  (a) The provisions of chapter 652 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and  (b) The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, Public Law No. 100-578, 42 U.S.C. § 263a, if applicable.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2367)
NV Rev Stat § 442.650 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.650 - Requirement for testing of newborn child for human immunodeficiency virus.

A provider of health care who attends or assists at the delivery of a child shall, if the mother has not been tested for the human immunodeficiency virus earlier during her pregnancy or the results of an earlier test are not available, ensure that a rapid test for the human immunodeficiency virus is performed on the child unless a parent or legal guardian of the child objects to the performance of the test because it is contrary to the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2368)
NV Rev Stat § 442.660 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.660 - Pamphlet to be provided before testing of pregnant woman or newborn child; contents of pamphlet.

A provider of health care shall ensure that, before a woman or newborn child receives any test that is used to carry out the provisions of NRS 442.600 to 442.660, inclusive, the woman or the parent or legal guardian of the newborn child receives a pamphlet of information concerning:  1. The human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;  2. The test that will be administered pursuant to NRS 442.600 to 442.660, inclusive, and the benefits and consequences of the test;  3. Transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus and how to prevent its transmission;  4. If the pamphlet is for a woman being tested pursuant to NRS 442.640, the right of a woman to refuse a test;  5. If the pamphlet is for the parent or legal guardian of a newborn child being tested pursuant to NRS 442.650, the right of the parent or legal guardian to object to a test of a newborn child because it is contrary to the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian; and  6. Any other information recommended by the Department or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that the provider of health care determines useful.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2368)
NV Rev Stat § 442.680 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.680 - Examination required; confirmation of results; exception to requirement; regulations.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any physician, midwife or nurse attending or assisting in any way any infant at childbirth at an obstetric center or a hospital which regularly offers obstetric services in the normal course of business and not only on an emergency basis shall make or cause to be made an examination of the infant, to determine whether the infant may suffer from critical congenital heart disease, including, without limitation, conducting pulse oximetry screening. If the physician, midwife or nurse who conducts the examination is not the attending physician of the infant, the physician, midwife or nurse shall submit the results of the examination to the attending physician of the infant.  2. If the examination reveals that an infant may suffer from critical congenital heart disease, the attending physician of the infant shall conduct an examination to confirm whether the infant does suffer from critical congenital heart disease. If the attending physician determines that the infant suffers from critical congenital heart disease, the attending physician must:  (a) Report the condition to the Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Chief Medical Officer; and  (b) Discuss the condition with the parent, parents or other persons responsible for the care of the infant and inform them of the treatment necessary for the amelioration of the condition.  3. An examination of an infant is not required pursuant to this section if either parent files a written objection with the person responsible for conducting the examination or with the obstetric center or hospital at which the infant is born.  4. The State Board of Health may adopt such regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2115)
NV Rev Stat § 442.700 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.700 - Department to encourage performance of tests; reports of results.

  1. The Department shall encourage each provider of health care or other services who:  (a) Is qualified to conduct blood tests during the course of his or her practice to perform, or cause to be performed, a test to determine the amount of lead in the blood of each child receiving services from the provider of health care or other services when the child:  (1) Reaches 12 and 24 months of age, respectively; or  (2) At least once before the child reaches 6 years of age.  (b) Provides early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment services to a child in accordance with 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq. to conduct, or cause to be conducted, a screening for the amount of lead in the blood of the child in accordance with the guidelines of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  2. Any result of a blood test specified in subsection 1 which is obtained by using a capillary specimen and which indicates an amount of lead in the blood that is greater than the amount designated by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists or, if that organization ceases to exist, an organization designated by regulation of the State Board of Health, as indicating an elevated amount of lead must, as soon as practicable after the result is obtained, be confirmed by a second test using a sample of blood from a vein of the child.  3. Each qualified laboratory, office of a provider of health care or other services or medical facility that conducts a blood test for the presence of lead in a child who is under 18 years of age shall, as soon as practicable after conducting the test, submit a report of the results of the test to the appropriate health authority in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Health. The report must include, without limitation:  (a) The name, sex, race, ethnicity and date of birth of the child;  (b) The address of the child, including, without limitation, the county and zip code in which the child resides;  (c) The date on which the sample was collected;  (d) The type of sample that was collected; and  (e) The name and contact information of the provider of health care who ordered the test.  4. As used in this section:  (a) "Health authority" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 441A.050.  (b) "Medical facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 457; A 2019, 3041)
NV Rev Stat § 442.710 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.710 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 442.710 to 442.745, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 442.715 and 442.720 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 739)
NV Rev Stat § 442.715 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.715 - "Account" defined.

Account means the Account for Family Planning created by NRS 442.725.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 739)
NV Rev Stat § 442.720 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.720 - "Director" defined.

Director means the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 739; A 2019, 1505)
NV Rev Stat § 442.730 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.730 - Gifts, grants and donations.

  1. The Director or his or her designee may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money for the purpose of awarding grants pursuant to NRS 442.725. Any money so received must be deposited in the Account.  2. The interest and income earned on money in the Account from any gift, donation or bequest, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.  3. Money from any gift, donation or bequest that remains in the Account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 741; A 2019, 1508)
NV Rev Stat § 442.735 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.735 - Duties of grant recipient; confidentiality of information concerning recipient of services.

  1. A local governmental entity or nonprofit organization that receives a grant pursuant to NRS 442.725 shall:  (a) Inform a person to whom the entity or organization provides education concerning family planning which is funded by a grant of any methods or procedures that may be used to assist the person to achieve his or her goals concerning family planning. The information must include:  (1) A clear explanation of family planning services, procedures, prescriptions and devices available directly from the entity or organization and those for which referral is required;  (2) A description of any risks of the method or procedure, including possible negative outcomes and discomfort or pain that may result from using the method or procedure;  (3) A description of the likely outcome and benefits of using the method or procedure;  (4) A description of any alternative methods or procedures designed to accomplish the same goal; and  (5) Answers to any questions the person has concerning the method or procedure.  (b) Notify a person to whom the entity or organization provides education concerning family planning which is funded by a grant that the person is free to refuse any method or procedure about which the entity or organization informs the person pursuant to paragraph (a).  2. Any personally identifiable information concerning a person to whom services funded by a grant pursuant to NRS 442.725 are provided is confidential. A local governmental entity or nonprofit organization that receives such a grant shall comply with all laws concerning the privacy of information, including, without limitation, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, as amended, and applicable regulations.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 741)
NV Rev Stat § 442.745 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.745 - Regulations.

  1. The State Board of Health shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 442.710 to 442.745, inclusive. The regulations must establish, without limitation:  (a) The manner in which a local governmental entity or nonprofit organization may apply for a grant pursuant to NRS 442.725; and  (b) A requirement that the recipient of a grant pursuant to NRS 442.725 must submit any information that the State Board of Health determines is necessary for the Director or his or her designee to determine the purposes for which such a grant was used and evaluate the outcomes of services provided using such grants.  2. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section must not require a local governmental entity or nonprofit organization to apply for a grant pursuant to NRS 442.725.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 741; A 2019, 1508)
NV Rev Stat § 442.751 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.751 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

As used in NRS 442.751 to 442.774, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 442.754, 442.757 and 442.761 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 41, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 442.754 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.754 - "Committee" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Committee means the Maternal Mortality Review Committee established by NRS 442.764.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 41, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 442.757 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.757 - "Maternal mortality" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Maternal mortality means the death of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth or the 365 days immediately following the end of a pregnancy.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 41, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 442.761 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion|NRS 442.761 - "Severe maternal morbidity" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Severe maternal morbidity means an unexpected incident during childbirth that has a serious negative effect on the short-term or long-term health of the mother.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 41, effective January 1, 2020)