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NV Rev Stat § 441A.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.290 - Infected person to report source of infection.

A person who has a sexually transmitted disease shall, upon request, inform the health authority of the source or possible source of the infection.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 297)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.300 - Confinement of person whose conduct may spread acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

A person who is diagnosed as having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who fails to comply with a written order of a health authority, or who engages in behavior through which the disease may be spread to others, is, in addition to any other penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter, subject to confinement by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 297)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.310 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.310 - Examination and treatment of minor without consent.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.210, when any minor is suspected of having or is found to have a sexually transmitted disease, the health authority may require the minor to undergo examination and treatment, regardless of whether the minor or either of the minor’s parents consents to the examination and treatment.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 297)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.330 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.330 - Provision of outpatient care to persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus related disease.

The health authority may establish such dispensaries, pharmacies or clinics for outpatient care as it believes are necessary for the care and treatment of persons who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome or a human immunodeficiency virus related disease, and provide those institutions with financial or other assistance. Dispensaries, pharmacies or clinics which accept financial or other assistance pursuant to this section shall comply with all conditions prescribed by the Board relating to the use of that assistance.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 297; A 2011, 2508)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.334 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.334 - Provider of health care" defined.

As used in this section and NRS 441A.335 and 441A.336, "provider of health care" means a physician, nurse or physician assistant licensed in accordance with state law.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2174)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.335 - Declaration of legislative intent.

It is the intent of the Legislature that:  1. The State Board of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, and all district, county and city health departments, boards of health and health officers, medical facilities and providers of health care work together in a collaborative manner to ensure that testing for the human immunodeficiency virus and related counseling services are offered in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.  2. Information pertaining to testing for the human immunodeficiency virus be reported and maintained in accordance with existing state and federal privacy laws.  3. Information pertaining to cases of the human immunodeficiency virus not be used for any purpose other than public health practices, including, without limitation, surveillance and epidemiology.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2174)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.336 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.336 - Counseling to be provided to person testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus; topics to be addressed in counseling; referrals to be provided to person testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus; regulations.

  1. Counties, providers of health care and medical facilities that provide testing for the human immunodeficiency virus shall provide, or ensure the provision of, to each person who tests positive for the human immunodeficiency virus, a counseling session that is appropriate and acceptable under current medical and public health practices, as recommended by the Board.  2. Counseling required pursuant to this section must address, without limitation:  (a) The meaning of the positive result of the test;  (b) Any follow-up testing for the person, including, without limitation, an additional test to confirm the results of a rapid test to be performed with a more accurate test or a different rapid test that is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of confirming the positive result of a rapid test;  (c) Methods for preventing the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus;  (d) Medical treatment available for the person;  (e) The confidentiality of the result of the test; and  (f) Recommended testing for the human immunodeficiency virus for sexual partners of the person.  3. Counties, providers of health care and medical facilities that provide testing for the human immunodeficiency virus shall offer to each person who tests positive for the human immunodeficiency virus:  (a) Appropriate referrals for future services, including, without limitation, medical care, mental health care and services for persons with addictive disorders; or  (b) If unable to provide referrals pursuant to paragraph (a), referral to the local health authority for a subsequent referral to providers within the community for future services, including, without limitation, medical care, mental health care and services for persons with addictive disorders.  4. The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.  5. As used in this section, "rapid test" means a test that:  (a) Is used to detect the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus; and  (b) Provides a result in 30 minutes or less.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2175; A 2015, 847)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.340 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.340 - Duties of health authority.

The health authority shall control, prevent the spread of, and ensure the treatment and cure of tuberculosis.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 297; A 2011, 2508)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.350 - Establishment and support of clinics.

The health authority may establish such clinics as it believes are necessary for the prevention and control of, and for the treatment and cure of, persons who have tuberculosis and provide those clinics with financial or other assistance within the limits of the available appropriations and any other resources.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 297; A 2011, 2508)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.360 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.360 - Provision of medical supplies and financial aid for treatment of indigent patients.

If a person in this state who has tuberculosis is, in the discretion of the health authority, unable to afford approved treatment for the disease, the health authority may provide medical supplies or direct financial aid, within the limits of the available appropriations and any other resources, to be used in the person’s treatment, to any physician, clinic, dispensary or medical facility. A physician, clinic, dispensary or medical facility that accepts supplies or aid pursuant to this section shall comply with all conditions prescribed by the board relating to the use of the supplies or aid.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 298; A 2011, 2508)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.370 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.370 - Contracts with hospitals, clinics and other institutions for examination and care of patients.

  1. The health authority shall, by contract with hospitals, clinics or other institutions in the State, provide for:  (a) The diagnostic examination, including, without limitation, laboratory testing of persons who have tuberculosis; and  (b) Inpatient and outpatient care for persons who have tuberculosis.  2. If adequate facilities for examination and care are not available in the State, the health authority may contract with hospitals, clinics or other institutions in other states which do have adequate facilities.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 298; A 2011, 2509)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.380 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.380 - Treatment of patient for condition related to or as necessary for control of tuberculosis.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.210, a person who has tuberculosis and is confined to a hospital or other institution pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be treated for tuberculosis and any related condition, and may be treated for any other condition which the health authority determines is detrimental to his or her health and the treatment of which is necessary for the effective control of tuberculosis.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 298; A 2011, 2509)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.390 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.390 - Contracts with private physicians to provide outpatient care in rural areas.

The health authority may contract with any private physician to provide outpatient care in those rural areas of the State where, in its determination, patients can best be treated in that manner.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 298; A 2011, 2509)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.400 - Inspection of records of facility where patients are treated.

The health authority may inspect and must be given access to all records of every institution and clinic, both public and private, where patients who have tuberculosis are treated at public expense.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 298; A 2011, 2509)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.410 - Regulations governing control of rabies.

The Board shall adopt regulations governing the control of rabies. The regulations must provide for:  1. The periodic inoculation of animals with approved vaccines.  2. The impoundment of animals suspected of having rabies and the disposition of those animals upon verification of the presence of the disease.  3. Procedures for the treatment of persons who have been, or are suspected of having been, exposed to rabies.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 298)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.510 - Manner of isolating, quarantining or treating by health authority; duty to inform person of rights; regulations.

  1. If a health authority isolates, quarantines or treats a person or group of persons infected with, exposed to, or reasonably believed by a health authority to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, the authority must isolate, quarantine or treat the person or group of persons in the manner set forth in NRS 441A.510 to 441A.720, inclusive.  2. A health authority shall provide each person whom it isolates or quarantines pursuant to NRS 441A.510 to 441A.720, inclusive, with a document informing the person of his or her rights. The Board shall adopt regulations:  (a) Setting forth the rights of a person who is isolated or quarantined that must be included in the document provided pursuant to this subsection; and  (b) Specifying the time and manner in which the document must be provided pursuant to this subsection.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2196; A 2011, 2509)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.520 - Right of person isolated or quarantined to make and receive telephone calls and to possess cellular phone; duty to notify spouse or legal guardian under certain circumstances.

  1. A person who is isolated or quarantined pursuant to NRS 441A.510 to 441A.720, inclusive, has the right:  (a) To make a reasonable number of completed telephone calls from the place where the person is isolated or quarantined as soon as reasonably possible after his or her isolation or quarantine; and  (b) To possess and use a cellular phone or any other similar means of communication to make and receive calls in the place where the person is isolated or quarantined.  2. If a person who is isolated or quarantined pursuant to NRS 441A.510 to 441A.720, inclusive, is unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate because of mental or physical incapacity, the health authority that isolated or quarantined the person must notify the spouse or legal guardian of the person by telephone and certified mail. If a person described in this subsection is isolated or quarantined in a medical facility and the health authority did not provide the notice required by this subsection, the medical facility must provide the notice. If the case of a person described in this subsection is before a court and the health authority, and medical facility, if any, did not provide the notice required by this subsection, the court must provide the notice.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2197; A 2011, 2509)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.530 - Right to refuse treatment and not submit to involuntary treatment; exception.

A person who is isolated or quarantined pursuant to NRS 441A.510 to 441A.720, inclusive, has the right to refuse treatment and may not be required to submit to involuntary treatment unless a court issues an order requiring the person to submit to treatment.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2197; A 2011, 2510)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.540 - Restrictions on change of status from voluntary isolation or quarantine to emergency isolation or quarantine; rights of person whose status is changed.

  1. If a person infected with or exposed to a communicable disease is voluntarily isolated or quarantined in a public or private medical facility, the facility shall not change the status of the person to an emergency isolation or quarantine unless, before the change in status is made:  (a) The facility provides:  (1) An application to a health authority for an emergency isolation or quarantine pursuant to NRS 441A.560; and  (2) The certificate of a health authority, physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or registered nurse to a health authority pursuant to NRS 441A.570; or  (b) The facility receives an order for isolation or quarantine issued by a health authority.  2. A person whose status is changed to an emergency isolation or quarantine pursuant to subsection 1:  (a) Must not be detained in excess of 48 hours after the change in status is made, unless within that period a written petition is filed by a health authority with the clerk of the district court pursuant to NRS 441A.600; and  (b) May, immediately after the person’s status is changed, seek an injunction or other appropriate process in district court challenging his or her detention.  3. If the period specified in subsection 2 expires on a day on which the office of the clerk of the district court is not open, the written petition must be filed on or before the close of the business day next following the expiration of that period.  4. Nothing in this section limits the actions that a public or private medical facility may take to prevent or limit the transmission of communicable diseases within the medical facility, including, without limitation, practices for the control of infections.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2197; A 2007, 1856)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.550 - Detention for testing, examination, observation and consensual medical treatment; limitation on time; rights of person detained; extension of time.

  1. Any person or group of persons alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease may be detained in a public or private medical facility, a residence or other safe location under emergency isolation or quarantine for testing, examination, observation and the provision of or arrangement for the provision of consensual medical treatment in the manner set forth in NRS 441A.510 to 441A.720, inclusive, and subject to the provisions of subsection 2:  (a) Upon application to a health authority pursuant to NRS 441A.560;  (b) Upon order of a health authority; or  (c) Upon voluntary consent of the person, parent of a minor person or legal guardian of the person.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 4 or 5, a person voluntarily or involuntarily isolated or quarantined under subsection 1 must be released within 72 hours, including weekends and holidays, from the time of the admission of the person to a medical facility or isolation or quarantine in a residence or other safe location, unless within that period:  (a) The additional voluntary consent of the person, the parent of a minor person or a legal guardian of the person is obtained;  (b) A written petition for an involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine is filed with the clerk of the district court pursuant to NRS 441A.600, including, without limitation, the documents required pursuant to NRS 441A.610; or  (c) The status of the person is changed to a voluntary isolation or quarantine.  3. A person who is involuntarily isolated or quarantined under subsection 1 may, immediately after the person is isolated or quarantined, seek an injunction or other appropriate process in district court challenging his or her detention.  4. If the period specified in subsection 2 expires on a day on which the office of the clerk of the district court is not open, the written petition must be filed on or before the close of the business day next following the expiration of that period.  5. During a state of emergency or declaration of disaster regarding public health proclaimed by the Governor or the Legislature pursuant to NRS 414.070, a health authority may, before the expiration of the period of 72 hours set forth in subsection 2, petition, with affidavits supporting its request, a district court for an order finding that a reasonably foreseeable immediate threat to the health of the public requires the 72-hour period of time to be extended for no longer than the court deems necessary for available governmental resources to investigate, file and prosecute the relevant written petitions for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine pursuant to NRS 441A.510 to 441A.720, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2198; A 2011, 2510)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.570 - Certificate of another health authority or physician, licensed physician assistant or registered nurse required.

A health authority shall not accept an application for an emergency isolation or quarantine under NRS 441A.560 unless that application is accompanied by a certificate of another health authority or a physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or registered nurse stating that he or she has examined the person or group of persons alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease or has investigated the circumstances of potential infection or exposure regarding the person or group of persons alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease and that he or she has concluded that the person or group of persons has been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, and that because of the risks of that disease, the person or group of persons is likely to be an immediate threat to the health of the public. The certificate required by this section may be obtained from a physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or registered nurse who is employed by the public or private medical facility in which the person or group of persons is admitted or detained and from the facility from which the application is made.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2200; A 2007, 1858)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.580 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.580 - Requirements for and limitations on applications and certificates.

  1. No application or certificate authorized under NRS 441A.560 or 441A.570 may be considered if made by a person on behalf of a medical facility or by a health authority, physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or registered nurse who is related by blood or marriage to the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, or who is financially interested, in a manner that would be prohibited pursuant to NRS 439B.425 if the application or certificate were deemed a referral, in a medical facility in which the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease is to be detained.  2. No application or certificate of any health authority or person authorized under NRS 441A.560 or 441A.570 may be considered unless it is based on personal observation, examination or epidemiological investigation of the person or group of persons alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease made by such health authority or person not more than 72 hours before the making of the application or certificate. The certificate must set forth in detail the facts and reasons on which the health authority or person who submitted the certificate pursuant to NRS 441A.570 based his or her opinions and conclusions.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2200; A 2007, 1859)
NV Rev Stat § 441A.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Toxic Agents|NRS 441A.590 - Additional notice to spouse or legal guardian.

In addition to any notice required pursuant to NRS 441A.520, within 24 hours after a person’s involuntary admission into a public or private medical facility under emergency isolation or quarantine, the administrative officer of the public or private medical facility shall reasonably attempt to ascertain the identification and location of the spouse or legal guardian of that person and, if reasonably possible, mail notice of the admission by certified mail to the spouse or legal guardian of that person.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2200)