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NV Rev Stat § 439.589 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.589 - Adoption of regulations to prescribe standards relating to electronic health records, health-related information and health information exchanges.

 1. The Director shall by regulation prescribe standards:  (a) To ensure that electronic health records retained or shared by any health information exchange are secure;   (b) To maintain the confidentiality of electronic health records and health-related information, including, without limitation, standards to maintain the confidentiality of electronic health records relating to a child who has received health care services without the consent of a parent or guardian and which ensure that a child’s right to access such health care services is not impaired;  (c) To ensure the privacy of individually identifiable health information, including, without limitation, standards to ensure the privacy of information relating to a child who has received health care services without the consent of a parent or guardian;  (d) For obtaining consent from a patient before retrieving the patient’s health records from a health information exchange, including, without limitation, standards for obtaining such consent from a child who has received health care services without the consent of a parent or guardian;  (e) For making any necessary corrections to information or records retained or shared by a health information exchange; and  (f) For notifying a patient if the confidentiality of information contained in an electronic health record of the patient is breached.  2. The standards prescribed pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:  (a) Requirements for the creation, maintenance and transmittal of electronic health records;  (b) Requirements for protecting confidentiality, including control over, access to and the collection, organization and maintenance of electronic health records, health-related information and individually identifiable health information;  (c) Requirements for the manner in which a patient may, through a health care provider who participates in the sharing of health records using a health information exchange, revoke his or her consent for a health care provider to retrieve the patient’s health records from the health information exchange;  (d) A secure and traceable electronic audit system for identifying access points and trails to electronic health records and health information exchanges; and  (e) Any other requirements necessary to comply with all applicable federal laws relating to electronic health records, health-related information, health information exchanges and the security and confidentiality of such records and exchanges.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1756; A 2015, 1040)
NV Rev Stat § 439.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|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.

  1. Except as otherwise authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, a person shall not use, release or publish:  (a) Individually identifiable health information from an electronic health record or a health information exchange for a purpose unrelated to the treatment, care, well-being or billing of the person who is the subject of the information; or  (b) Any information contained in an electronic health record or retained by or retrieved from a health information exchange for a marketing purpose.  2. Individually identifiable health information obtained from an electronic health record or a health information exchange concerning health care services received by a child without the consent of a parent or guardian of the child must not be disclosed to the parent or guardian of the child without the consent of the child which is obtained in the manner established pursuant to NRS 439.589.  3. A person who accesses an electronic health record or a health information exchange without authority to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor and liable for any damages to any person that result from the unauthorized access.  4. The Director shall adopt regulations establishing the manner in which a person may file a complaint with the Director regarding a violation of the provisions of this section. The Director shall also post on the Internet website of the Department and publish in any other manner the Director deems necessary and appropriate information concerning the manner in which to file a complaint with the Director and the manner in which to file a complaint of a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1757; A 2015, 1041)
NV Rev Stat § 439.591 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|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.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 439.538, a patient must not be required to participate in a health information exchange. Before a patient’s health care records may be retrieved from a health information exchange, the patient must be fully informed and consent, in the manner prescribed by the Director.  2. A patient must be notified in the manner prescribed by the Director of any breach of the confidentiality of electronic health records of the patient or a health information exchange.  3. A patient who consents to the retrieval of his or her electronic health record from a health information exchange may at any time request that a health care provider access and provide the patient with his or her electronic health record in accordance with the provisions of 45 C.F.R. § 164.526.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1759; A 2015, 1042)
NV Rev Stat § 439.592 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|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.

  1. Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law:  (a) If a statute or regulation requires that a health care record, prescription, medical directive or other health-related document be in writing, or that such a record, prescription, directive or document be signed, an electronic health record, an electronic signature or the transmittal or retrieval of health information in accordance with the provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.595, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of the statute or regulation.  (b) If a statute or regulation requires that a health care record or information contained in a health care record be kept confidential, maintaining, transmitting or retrieving that information in an electronic health record or by a health information exchange in accordance with the provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.595, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto concerning the confidentiality of records shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of the statute or regulation.  2. As used in this section, "health care record" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.021.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1759; A 2015, 1043)
NV Rev Stat § 439.593 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.593 - Immunity from liability for health care provider who uses health information exchange.

A health care provider who with reasonable care relies upon an apparently genuine electronic health record accessed from a health information exchange to make a decision concerning the provision of health care to a patient is immune from civil or criminal liability for the decision if:  1. The electronic health record is inaccurate;  2. The inaccuracy was not caused by the health care provider;  3. The inaccuracy resulted in an inappropriate health care decision; and  4. The health care decision was appropriate based upon the information contained in the inaccurate electronic health record.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1758; A 2015, 1043)
NV Rev Stat § 439.595 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.595 - Provision of information to electronic health record or participation in health information exchange not unfair trade practice.

Providing information to an electronic health record or participating in a health information exchange in accordance with NRS 439.581 to 439.595, inclusive, does not constitute an unfair trade practice pursuant to chapter 598A or 686A of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1758)
NV Rev Stat § 439.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.600 - Legislative declaration.

  1. The Legislature hereby declares that its priorities in expending the proceeds to the State of Nevada from settlement agreements with and civil actions against manufacturers of tobacco products are:  (a) To increase the number of Nevada students who attend and graduate from Nevada institutions of higher education; and  (b) To assist Nevada residents in obtaining and maintaining good health.  2. To further these priorities, the Legislature hereby declares that it is in the best interest of the residents of this State that all money received by the State of Nevada pursuant to any settlement entered into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of tobacco products and all money recovered by the State of Nevada from a judgment in a civil action against a manufacturer of tobacco products be dedicated solely toward the achievement of the following goals:  (a) Increasing the number of Nevada residents who enroll in and attend a university, college or community college in the State of Nevada;  (b) Reducing and preventing the use of tobacco products, alcohol and illegal drugs, especially by children;  (c) Expanding the availability of health insurance and health care for children and adults in this State, especially for children and for adults with disabilities;  (d) Assisting senior citizens and persons with disabilities who have modest incomes in purchasing prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and, to the extent money is available, other services, including, without limitation, dental and vision services, and hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear, and assisting those senior citizens and persons with disabilities in meeting their needs related to health care, home care, respite care and their ability to live independent of institutional care; and  (e) Promoting the general health of all residents of the State of Nevada.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2755; A 2001, 1418; 2005, 1570; 2007, 2336)
NV Rev Stat § 439.635 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.635 - Definitions.

 As used in NRS 439.635 to 439.690, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.640, 439.645 and 439.650 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2760)
NV Rev Stat § 439.640 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.640 - "Household income" defined.

Household income means the income received by a senior citizen and the spouse of the senior citizen.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2760; A 2001, 2661; 2011, 2467)
NV Rev Stat § 439.645 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.645 - "Income" defined.

Income means adjusted gross income, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code. The term includes, without limitation:  1. Tax-free interest;  2. The untaxed portion of a pension, individual retirement account or annuity;  3. Railroad retirement benefits;  4. Veterans’ pensions and compensation;  5. Payments received pursuant to the federal Social Security Act, including supplemental security income, but excluding hospital and medical insurance benefits for persons who are aged or disabled;  6. Public welfare payments, including allowances for shelter;  7. Unemployment insurance benefits;  8. Payments for lost time;  9. Payments received from disability insurance;  10. Disability payments received pursuant to workers’ compensation insurance;  11. Alimony;  12. Support payments;  13. Allowances received by dependents of servicemen or servicewomen;  14. The amount of recognized capital gains and losses excluded from adjusted gross income;  15. Life insurance proceeds in excess of $5,000;  16. Bequests and inheritances; and  17. Gifts of cash of more than $300 not between household members and such other kinds of cash received by a household as the Department specifies by regulation.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2760; A 2001, 2661; 2011, 2467)
NV Rev Stat § 439.650 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.650 - "Senior citizen" defined.

 "Senior citizen" means a person who is domiciled in this state and is 62 years of age or older.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2760)
NV Rev Stat § 439.655 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.655 - Administration: Powers and duties of Department.

 The Department is responsible for the administration of the provisions of NRS 439.635 to 439.690, inclusive, and may:  1. Prescribe the content and form of a request for a subsidy required to be submitted pursuant to NRS 439.670.  2. Designate the proof that must be submitted with such a request.  3. Adopt regulations to protect the confidentiality of information supplied by a senior citizen requesting a subsidy pursuant to NRS 439.670.  4. Adopt such other regulations as may be required to carry out the provisions of NRS 439.635 to 439.690, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2761)
NV Rev Stat § 439.660 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.660 - Administration: Cooperation between state and local agencies.

 The Department shall, in cooperation with the various counties in this State:  1. Combine all possible administrative procedures required for determining those persons who are eligible for assistance pursuant to NRS 439.635 to 439.690, inclusive;  2. Coordinate the collection of information required to carry out those provisions in a manner that requires persons requesting assistance to furnish information in as few reports as possible; and  3. Design forms that may be used jointly by the Department and the various counties in this State to carry out the provisions of NRS 439.635 to 439.690, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2761; A 2001, 2661; 2005, 1259; 2011, 2468)
NV Rev Stat § 439.670 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.670 - Request for subsidy; action on request; payment of subsidy.

  1. A senior citizen who wishes to receive a subsidy pursuant to NRS 439.665 must file a request therefor with the Department.  2. The request must be made under oath and filed in such form and content, and accompanied by such proof, as the Department may prescribe.  3. The Department shall, within 45 days after receiving a request for a subsidy, examine the request and grant or deny it.  4. The Department shall determine which senior citizens are eligible to receive a subsidy pursuant to NRS 439.665 and, if the Department has entered into a contract pursuant to NRS 439.665 to provide the subsidy, pay the subsidy directly to the person or entity with whom the Department has entered into the contract.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2760; A 2001, 2676; 2005, 1260)
NV Rev Stat § 439.675 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.675 - Denial of request for subsidy; repayment of amount received pursuant to fraudulent request.

  1. The Department shall deny any request for a subsidy received pursuant to NRS 439.670 to which the senior citizen is not entitled.  2. The Department may deny in total any request which it finds to have been filed with fraudulent intent. If any such request has been paid and is afterward denied, the amount of the subsidy must be repaid by the senior citizen to the Department.  3. Any amounts received by the Department pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund for a Healthy Nevada.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2761; A 2001, 2677)
NV Rev Stat § 439.680 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.680 - Judicial review of decision to deny request for subsidy.

Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the department denying a request for a subsidy submitted pursuant to NRS 439.670 is entitled to judicial review thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2761)
NV Rev Stat § 439.685 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.685 - Revocation of subsidy and payment of restitution.

Any subsidy granted pursuant to NRS 439.665 to a senior citizen who is not qualified for such a subsidy may be revoked by the Department. If a subsidy is so revoked, the senior citizen shall make restitution to the Department for any subsidy that the senior citizen has improperly received, and the Department shall take all proper actions to collect the amount of the subsidy as a debt.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2761)
NV Rev Stat § 439.690 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.690 - Restrictions on use of information contained in request for subsidy.

No person may publish, disclose or use any personal or confidential information contained in a request for a subsidy submitted pursuant to NRS 439.670 except for purposes relating to the administration of NRS 439.635 to 439.690, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2761)
NV Rev Stat § 439.705 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.705 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 439.705 to 439.795, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.715 and 439.725 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1327)
NV Rev Stat § 439.715 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.715 - "Household income" defined.

Household income has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439.640.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1327; A 2011, 2468)
NV Rev Stat § 439.725 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.725 - "Income" defined.

Income has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439.645.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1327; A 2011, 2468)
NV Rev Stat § 439.735 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.735 - Administration: Powers and duties of Department.

The Department is responsible for the administration of the provisions of NRS 439.705 to 439.795, inclusive, and may:  1. Prescribe the content and form of a request for a subsidy required to be submitted pursuant to NRS 439.755.  2. Designate the proof that must be submitted with such a request.  3. Adopt regulations to protect the confidentiality of information supplied by a person with a disability requesting a subsidy pursuant to NRS 439.755.  4. Adopt such other regulations as may be required to carry out the provisions of NRS 439.705 to 439.795, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1327)
NV Rev Stat § 439.755 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.755 - Request for subsidy; action on request; payment of subsidy.

  1. A person with a disability who wishes to receive a subsidy pursuant to NRS 439.745 must file a request therefor with the Department.  2. The request must be made under oath and filed in such form and content, and accompanied by such proof, as the Department may prescribe.  3. The Department shall, within 45 days after receiving a request for a subsidy, examine the request and grant or deny it.  4. The Department shall determine which persons with disabilities are eligible to receive a subsidy pursuant to NRS 439.745 and, if the Department has entered into a contract pursuant to NRS 439.745 to provide the subsidy, pay the subsidy directly to the person or entity with whom the Department has entered into the contract.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1329)
NV Rev Stat § 439.765 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.765 - Denial of request for subsidy; repayment of amount received pursuant to fraudulent request.

  1. The Department shall deny any request for a subsidy received pursuant to NRS 439.755 to which the person with a disability is not entitled.  2. The Department may deny in total any request which it finds to have been filed with fraudulent intent. If any such request has been paid and is afterward denied, the amount of the subsidy must be repaid by the person with a disability to the Department.  3. Any amounts received by the Department pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund for a Healthy Nevada.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1329)
NV Rev Stat § 439.775 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.775 - Judicial review of decision to deny request for subsidy.

Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Department denying a request for a subsidy submitted pursuant to NRS 439.755 is entitled to judicial review thereof.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1329)
NV Rev Stat § 439.785 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.785 - Revocation of subsidy and payment of restitution.

Any subsidy granted pursuant to NRS 439.745 to a person with a disability who is not qualified for such a subsidy may be revoked by the Department. If a subsidy is so revoked, the person with a disability shall make restitution to the Department for any subsidy the person has improperly received, and the Department shall take all proper actions to collect the amount of the subsidy as a debt.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1329)
NV Rev Stat § 439.795 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.795 - Restrictions on use of information contained in request for subsidy.

No person may publish, disclose or use any personal or confidential information contained in a request for a subsidy submitted pursuant to NRS 439.755 except for purposes relating to the administration of NRS 439.705 to 439.795, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1329)
NV Rev Stat § 439.800 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.800 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 439.800 to 439.890, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.802 to 439.830, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 13; A 2005, 599; 2009, 552, 3068; 2011, 679, 1583; 2019, 1666)
NV Rev Stat § 439.802 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.802 - "Facility-acquired infection" defined.

Facility-acquired infection means a localized or systemic condition which results from an adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or its toxins and which was not detected as present or incubating at the time a patient was admitted to a medical facility, including, without limitation:  1. Surgical site infections;  2. Ventilator-associated pneumonia;  3. Central line-related bloodstream infections;  4. Urinary tract infections; and  5. Other categories of infections as may be established by the State Board of Health by regulation pursuant to NRS 439.890.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 599; A 2009, 553)