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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › 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.505 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.505 to 441A.720, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2198; A 2011, 2510)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.600 - Petition: Filing; certificate or statement of alleged infection with or exposure to communicable disease.

A proceeding for an involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine of any person in this State may be commenced by a health authority filing a petition with the clerk of the district court of the county where the person is to be isolated or quarantined. The petition may be pled in the alternative for both isolation and quarantine, if required by developing or changing facts, and must be accompanied:
1. By a certificate of a health authority or a physician, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or a registered nurse stating that he or she has examined the person 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 alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease and has concluded that the person has been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, and that because of the risks of that disease, the person is likely to be an immediate threat to the health of the public; or
2. By a sworn written statement by the health authority that:
(a) The health authority has, based upon its personal observation of the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, or its epidemiological investigation of the circumstances of potential infection or exposure regarding the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, a reasonable factual and medical basis to believe that the person has been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease and, that because of the risks of that disease, the person is likely to be an immediate threat to the health of the public; and
(b) The person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease has refused to submit to voluntary isolation or quarantine, examination, testing, or treatment known to control or resolve the transmission of the communicable disease.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2200; A 2007, 1859)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.610 - Additional requirements for petition that is filed after emergency isolation or quarantine.

In addition to the requirements of NRS 441A.600, a petition filed pursuant to that section with the clerk of the district court to commence proceedings for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine of a person pursuant to NRS 441A.540 or 441A.550 must include a certified copy of:
1. If an application for an order of emergency isolation or quarantine of the person was made pursuant to NRS 441A.560, the application for the emergency isolation or quarantine of the person made to the petitioning health authority pursuant to NRS 441A.560; and
2. A petition executed by a health authority, including, without limitation, a sworn statement that:
(a) The health authority or a physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or registered nurse who submitted a certificate pursuant to NRS 441A.570, if such a certificate was submitted, has examined the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease;
(b) In the opinion of the health authority, there is a reasonable degree of certainty that the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease is currently capable of transmitting the disease, or is likely to become capable of transmitting the disease in the near future;
(c) Based on either the health authority’s personal observation of the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to the communicable disease or the health authority’s epidemiological investigation of the circumstances of potential infection or exposure regarding the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to the communicable disease, and on other facts set forth in the petition, the person likely poses an immediate threat to the health of the public; and
(d) In the opinion of the health authority, involuntary isolation or quarantine of the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease to a public or private medical facility, residence or other safe location is necessary to prevent the person from immediately threatening the health of the public.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2201; A 2007, 1859)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.620 - Hearing on petition; notice; release of person before hearing.

1. Immediately after receiving any petition filed pursuant to NRS 441A.600 or 441A.610, the clerk of the district court shall transmit the petition to the appropriate district judge, who shall set a time, date and place for its hearing. The date must be within 5 judicial days after the date on which the petition is received by the clerk.
2. The court shall give notice of the petition and of the time, date and place of any proceedings thereon to the subject of the petition, his or her attorney, if known, the petitioner and the administrative office of any public or private medical facility in which the subject of the petition is detained.
3. The provisions of this section do not preclude a health authority from ordering the release from isolation or quarantine of a person before the time set pursuant to this section for the hearing concerning the person, if appropriate.
4. After the filing of a petition pursuant to NRS 441A.600 or 441A.610 and before any court-ordered involuntary isolation or quarantine, a health authority shall file notice with the court of any order of the health authority issued after the petition was filed to release the person from emergency isolation or quarantine, upon which the court may dismiss the petition without prejudice.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2202)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.630 - Examination or assessment of person alleged to be infected with or exposed to communicable disease; protective custody pending hearing; written summary of findings and evaluation concerning person alleged to be infected with or exposed to communicable disease.

1. After the filing of a petition to commence proceedings for the involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine of a person pursuant to NRS 441A.600 or 441A.610, the court shall promptly cause two or more physicians or physician assistants licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, at least one of whom must always be a physician, to either examine the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease or assess the likelihood that the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease has been so infected or exposed.
2. To conduct the examination or assessment of a person who is not being detained at a public or private medical facility, residence or other safe location under emergency isolation or quarantine pursuant to the emergency order of a health authority or court made pursuant to NRS 441A.550 or 441A.560, the court may order a peace officer to take the person into protective custody and transport the person to a public or private medical facility, residence or other safe location where the person may be detained until a hearing is held upon the petition.
3. If the person is being detained at his or her home or other place of residence under an emergency order of a health authority or court pursuant to NRS 441A.550 or 441A.560, the person may be allowed to remain in his or her home or other place of residence pending an ordered assessment, examination or examinations and to return to his or her home or other place of residence upon completion of the assessment, examination or examinations if such remaining or returning would not constitute an immediate threat to others residing in his or her home or place of residence.
4. Each physician and physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS who examines or assesses a person pursuant to subsection 1 shall, not later than 24 hours before the hearing set pursuant to NRS 441A.620, submit to the court in writing a summary of his or her findings and evaluation regarding the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2202; A 2007, 1860)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.640 - Evaluation teams: Establishment; composition; fees.

1. The health authority shall establish such evaluation teams as are necessary to aid the courts under NRS 441A.630 and 441A.700.
2. Each team must be composed of at least two physicians, or at least one physician and one physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS.
3. Fees for the evaluations must be established and collected as set forth in NRS 441A.650.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2203; A 2007, 1861; 2011, 2512)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.650 - Proceedings held in county where persons to conduct examination are available; expense of proceedings paid by county.

1. In counties where the examining personnel required pursuant to NRS 441A.630 are not available, proceedings for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine shall be conducted in the nearest county having such examining personnel available in order that there be minimum delay.
2. The entire expense of proceedings for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine shall be paid by the county in which the application is filed.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2203)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.660 - Right to counsel; compensation of counsel; recess; duties of district attorney.

1. The person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, or any relative or friend on behalf of the person, is entitled to retain counsel to represent the person in any proceeding before the district court relating to involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine, and if the person fails or refuses to obtain counsel, the court shall advise the person and his or her guardian or next of kin, if known, of the right to counsel and shall appoint counsel, who may be the public defender or his or her deputy.
2. Any counsel appointed pursuant to subsection 1 must be awarded compensation by the court for his or her services in an amount determined by the court to be fair and reasonable. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the compensation must be charged against the estate of the person for whom the counsel was appointed or, if the person is indigent, against the county in which the application for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine was filed. In any proceeding before the district court relating to involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine, if the person for whom counsel was appointed is challenging his or her isolation or quarantine or any condition of such isolation or quarantine and the person succeeds in his or her challenge, the compensation must be charged against the county in which the application for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine was filed.
3. The court shall, at the request of counsel representing the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease in proceedings before the court relating to involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine, grant a recess in the proceedings for the shortest time possible, but for not more than 5 days, to give the counsel an opportunity to prepare his or her case.
4. Each district attorney or his or her deputy shall appear and represent the State in all involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine proceedings in his or her county. The district attorney is responsible for the presentation of evidence, if any, in support of the involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine of a person to a medical facility, residence or other safe location in proceedings held pursuant to NRS 441A.600 or 441A.610.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2203)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.670 - Testimony.

In proceedings for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine, the court shall hear and consider all relevant testimony, including, but not limited to, the testimony of examining personnel who participated in the evaluation of the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease and the certificates, if any, of a health authority or a physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or registered nurse accompanying the petition.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2203; A 2007, 1861)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.680 - Right of person alleged to be infected with or exposed to communicable disease to be present by telephonic conferencing or videoconferencing and to testify.

1. In proceedings for an involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine, the person with respect to whom the proceedings are held has the right:
(a) To be present by live telephonic conferencing or videoconferencing; and
(b) To testify in his or her own behalf, to the extent that the court determines that the person is able to do so without endangering the health of others.
2. A person who is alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease does not have the right to be physically present during the proceedings if such person, if present in the courtroom, would likely pose an immediate threat to the health of the judge or the staff or officers of the court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2204)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.690 - Fees and mileage for witnesses.

Witnesses subpoenaed under the provisions of NRS 441A.505 to 441A.720, inclusive, shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid to witnesses in the courts of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2204; A 2011, 2512)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.710 - Clinical abstract to accompany order.

The order for involuntary court isolation or quarantine of any person to a medical facility, public or private, must be accompanied by a clinical abstract, including a history of illness, diagnosis and treatment, and the names of relatives or correspondents.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2205)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.720 - Transportation to public or private medical facility, residence or other safe location.

When any involuntary court isolation or quarantine is ordered under the provisions of NRS 441A.505 to 441A.720, inclusive, the involuntarily isolated or quarantined person, together with the court orders, any certificates of the health authorities, physicians, physician assistants licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or registered nurses, the written summary of the evaluation team and a full and complete transcript of the notes of the official reporter made at the examination of such person before the court, must be delivered to the sheriff of the appropriate county who must be ordered to:
1. Transport the person; or
2. Arrange for the person to be transported by:
(a) A system for the nonemergency medical transportation of persons whose operation is authorized by the Nevada Transportation Authority; or
(b) If medically necessary, an ambulance service that holds a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 450B of NRS,
to the appropriate public or private medical facility, residence or other safe location.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2205; A 2007, 1861; 2011, 2512)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.900 - Injunction: Grounds; responsibility for prosecution; authority of court.

1. A person who refuses to:
(a) Comply with any regulation of the Board relating to the control of a communicable disease;
(b) Comply with any provision of this chapter;
(c) Submit to approved treatment or examination required or authorized by this chapter;
(d) Provide any information required by this chapter; or
(e) Perform any duty imposed by this chapter,
may be enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. An action for an injunction pursuant to this section must be prosecuted by the Attorney General, any district attorney or any private legal counsel retained by a local board of health in the name of and upon the complaint of the health authority.
3. The court in which an injunction is sought may make any order reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose or intent of any provision of this chapter or to compel compliance with any regulation of the Board or order of the health authority relating to the control of a communicable disease.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 299)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.910 - Criminal penalty for violation of chapter; exception.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.315, every person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 300; A 2021, 3139)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases, Overdoses and Attempted Suicides › NRS 441A.920 - Criminal penalty and administrative fine for failure to comply with regulations or requirements of chapter; exception.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.315, every provider of health care, medical facility or medical laboratory that willfully fails, neglects or refuses to comply with any regulation of the Board relating to the reporting of a communicable disease, a drug overdose or an attempted suicide or any requirement of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition, may be subject to an administrative fine of $1,000 for each violation, as determined by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 300; A 2017, 4402; 2021, 866, 3139)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.003 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
1. "Advisory Board" means the Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health.
2. "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
3. "Director" means the Director of the Department.
4. "Division" means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.
5. "Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.0655.
6. "Freestanding birthing center" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0065.
7. "Laboratory" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 652.040.
8. "Midwife" means:
(a) A person certified as:
(1) A Certified Professional Midwife by the North American Registry of Midwives, or its successor organization; or
(2) A Certified Nurse-Midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board, or its successor organization; or
(b) Any other type of midwife.
9. "Provider of health care or other services" means:
(a) A clinical alcohol and drug counselor who is licensed, or an alcohol and drug counselor who is licensed or certified, pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS;
(b) A physician or a physician assistant who is licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS and who practices in the area of obstetrics and gynecology, family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics or psychiatry;
(c) A licensed nurse;
(d) A licensed psychologist;
(e) A licensed marriage and family therapist;
(f) A licensed clinical professional counselor;
(g) A licensed social worker;
(h) A licensed dietitian; or
(i) The holder of a certificate of registration as a pharmacist.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 946; A 1967, 1169; 1973, 1406; 1991, 2295; 1999, 1062, 3510; 2001, 415, 781; 2003, 1179; 2007, 1861, 3089; 2011, 461, 1520; 2013, 3047; 2021, 3432; 2023, 1747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.007 - Standards for perinatal care: Regulations of State Board of Health.

1. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations establishing standards for perinatal care provided by any provider of health care, based on recommendations submitted to the Board by the School of Medicine and School of Nursing of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
2. As used in this section, "provider of health care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1189; A 1993, 403)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.013 - Examination of pregnant woman for discovery of Chlamydia trachomatis, gonorrhea and hepatitis; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a physician or other person permitted by law to attend upon a pregnant woman during gestation for conditions relating to her pregnancy shall make or ensure the performance of an examination of each pregnant woman to whom he or she attends, including any standard laboratory tests recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, for the discovery of
Chlamydia trachomatis
, gonorrhea, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The physician or other person shall ensure that any necessary samples are taken from the pregnant woman and submitted to a laboratory licensed pursuant to chapter 652 of NRS for the testing required by this subsection.
2. A pregnant woman may opt out of any testing required by subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.016 - Limitations on charge to third party.

1. A physician or other person permitted by law to attend upon a pregnant woman during gestation for conditions relating to her pregnancy shall not require a third party to pay more for any examination or test required by NRS 442.010 or 442.013 than the lowest rate prescribed in a contract between the third party and a provider of the same type as the physician or other person for the same test or treatment.
2. A laboratory shall not require a third party to pay more for any test required by NRS 442.010 or 442.013 than the lowest rate prescribed in a contract between the third party and a laboratory for the same test.
3. A hospital or other facility at which a sample is taken for the purpose of performing a test required by NRS 442.010 or 442.013 shall not require a third party to pay more for the test than the cost incurred by the hospital or other facility to process the sample, including, without limitation, the cost of sending the sample to a laboratory.
4. As used in this section, "third party" means:
(a) An insurer, as that term is defined in NRS 679B.540;
(b) A health benefit plan, as that term is defined in NRS 687B.470, for employees which provides coverage for prescription drugs;
(c) A participating public agency, as that term is defined in NRS 287.04052, and any other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada which provides a system of health insurance for the benefit of its officers and employees, and the dependents of officers and employees, pursuant to chapter 287 of NRS; or
(d) Any other insurer or organization that provides health coverage or benefits in accordance with state or federal law.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.020 - Civil penalty; action for enforcement.

1. Any person or entity willfully violating any of the provisions of NRS 442.010, 442.013 or 442.016 may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $500.
2. An action for the enforcement of a civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the district attorney of the appropriate county or the Attorney General.
[39:199:1911; added 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5268.05]—(NRS A 1967, 579; 2021, 2574)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.030 - "Inflammation of the eyes of the newborn" defined.

Any inflammation, swelling or unusual redness in either one or both eyes of an infant, either apart from, or together with, any unnatural discharge from the eye or eyes of such infant, independent of the nature of the infection, if any, occurring at any time within 2 weeks after the birth of such infant, shall be known as "inflammation of the eyes of the newborn" (ophthalmia neonatorum).
[1:230:1921; NCL § 5290]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.040 - Report of existence of ophthalmia neonatorum to be made to local health officer; duties of health officer or physician to whom report is made.

1. Any physician, midwife, nurse, freestanding birthing center or hospital of any nature, parent, relative or person attending or assisting in any way any infant, or the person who gave birth to any infant, at childbirth, or any time within 2 weeks after childbirth, knowing the condition defined in NRS 442.030 to exist, shall immediately report such fact in writing to the local health officer of the county, city or other political subdivision within which the infant or the person who gave birth to any infant may reside.
2. Midwives shall immediately report conditions to some qualified practitioner of medicine and thereupon withdraw from the case except as they may act under the physician’s instructions.
3. On receipt of such report, the health officer, or the physician notified by a midwife, shall immediately give to the parents or persons having charge of such infant a warning of the dangers to the eye or eyes of the infant, and shall, for indigent cases, provide the necessary treatment at the expense of the county, city or other political subdivision.
[2:230:1921; NCL § 5291]—(NRS A 1977, 960; 1999, 3511; 2021, 3433)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.050 - Physician or midwife to instill germicide in eyes of newborn baby.

It shall be unlawful for any physician or midwife practicing midwifery to neglect or otherwise fail to instill or have instilled in the eyes of the newborn baby, immediately upon its birth, some germicide of proven efficiency in preventing the development of ophthalmia neonatorum.
[3:230:1921; NCL § 5292]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.060 - Report of birth to include statement concerning instillation of germicide.

Every physician or midwife shall, in making a report of a birth, state whether or not the germicide described in NRS 442.050 was instilled into the eyes of the infant.
[4:230:1921; NCL § 5293]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.070 - Duties of local health officer.

The local health officer shall:
1. Investigate, or have investigated, each case as filed with the local health officer in pursuance of the law, and any other cases which may come to his or her attention.
2. Report all cases of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn, and the result of all such investigations as the State Board of Health may direct.
3. Conform to such other rules and regulations as the State Board of Health shall promulgate for his or her further guidance.
[5:230:1921; NCL § 5294]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.080 - Duties of Division.

The Division shall:
1. Enforce the provisions of NRS 442.030 to 442.110, inclusive.
2. Publish such advice and information concerning the dangers of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn as is necessary for prompt and effective treatment.
3. Furnish copies of NRS 442.030 to 442.110, inclusive, to all physicians and midwives who may be engaged in the practice of obstetrics, or assisting at childbirth.
4. Keep the proper record of any and all cases of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn which shall be filed in the office of the Division in pursuance of the law, and which may come to its attention in any way, and constitute such records as part of the biennial report to the Director.
5. Report any and all violations of NRS 442.030 to 442.110, inclusive, that may come to its attention to the district attorney of the county wherein the misdemeanor may have been committed, and shall assist the district attorney in any way possible, such as securing necessary evidence.
6. Furnish birth certificates, which shall include the question, "Did you comply with NRS 442.050? If so, state what solution used."
7. Within the limit of funds available, provide medical services, appliances, drugs and information for birth control.
[6:230:1921; NCL § 5295]—(NRS A 1963, 947; 1965, 529)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.085 - Regulations of State Board of Health.

The State Board of Health shall promulgate such rules and regulations as shall, under NRS 442.030 to 442.110, inclusive, be necessary for the purposes of such sections, and such as the State Board of Health may deem necessary for the further guidance of local health officers.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 947)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.100 - Interference with treatment by prayer or mental or spiritual means.

None of the provisions of NRS 442.030 to 442.110, inclusive, or the laws of this State regulating the practice of medicine or healing shall be construed to interfere with the treatment by prayer, or with any person who administers to or treats the sick or suffering by mental or spiritual means, nor shall any person who selects such treatment for the cure of disease be compelled to submit to any form of medical treatment.
[10:230:1921; NCL § 5299]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.110 - Penalty.

Any physician, midwife, nurse, manager or person in charge of a freestanding birthing center or hospital, parent, relative or person attending upon or assisting at the birth of an infant who violates any of the provisions of NRS 442.030 to 442.100, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250.
[8:230:1921; NCL § 5297]—(NRS A 1967, 579; 1977, 960; 1979, 1470; 1999, 3511)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.119 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 442.119 to 442.1198, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Health officer" includes a local health officer, a city health officer, a county health officer and a district health officer.
2. "Medicaid" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.120.
3. "Medicare" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.130.
4. "Provider of prenatal care" means:
(a) A physician who is licensed in this State and certified in obstetrics and gynecology, family practice, general practice or general surgery.
(b) A certified nurse-midwife who is licensed by the State Board of Nursing.
(c) An advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.237 and who has specialized skills and training in obstetrics or family nursing.
(d) A physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS who has specialized skills and training in obstetrics or family practice.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2159; A 1995, 2685; 2001, 782; 2003, 20th Special Session, 274; 2007, 1862; 2013, 2081)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.1192 - Subsidy authorized for provider of prenatal care in county or community that lacks services for such care.

1. A provider of prenatal care who provides services to pregnant women, or a health officer acting on behalf of a provider of prenatal care who provides services to pregnant women, in a county or community that lacks services for prenatal care may submit an application to the University of Nevada School of Medicine for a grant to subsidize a portion of the malpractice insurance of the provider of prenatal care who provides services to pregnant women in the county or community.
2. A county or community lacks services for prenatal care if at least one of the following conditions is present:
(a) A provider of prenatal care does not offer services to pregnant women within the county or the community.
(b) Fifty percent or more of the live births to women who are residents of the county occur outside the county.
(c) The percentage of live births to women in the county or community who received no prenatal care exceeds the percentage of live births to women in the State who received no prenatal care.
(d) The percentage of live births of babies with low birthweight to women in the county or community is higher than the percentage of live births of babies with low birthweight to women in the State.
3. If a county or district health officer applies for a grant on behalf of a provider of prenatal care, the county or district health officer must provide proof of the financial contribution by the county or district for the provision of prenatal services for women who do not qualify for reimbursement pursuant to the State Plan for Medicaid.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2159; A 1997, 1255; 2003, 20th Special Session, 275)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.1194 - University of Nevada School of Medicine authorized to grant subsidy; amount of subsidy.

1. The University of Nevada School of Medicine may grant money to a provider of prenatal care or a health officer acting on behalf of a provider of prenatal care who submits an application pursuant to NRS 442.1192 to furnish a subsidy for the malpractice insurance of the provider of prenatal care who provides services in a county or community that lacks services for prenatal care for women.
2. A grant from the University of Nevada School of Medicine may subsidize the malpractice insurance of the provider of prenatal care in an amount up to the difference between the cost of the malpractice insurance of the provider of prenatal care with coverage for the provision of prenatal care and without such coverage.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2160; A 2003, 20th Special Session, 275)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.1196 - Form and contents of application; eligibility.

1. The application submitted pursuant to NRS 442.1192 for a grant to subsidize the malpractice insurance of a provider of prenatal care must be on the form required by the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
2. The application must contain:
(a) If the applicant is a health officer applying on behalf of a provider of prenatal care, information concerning the collaboration between the health officer and the provider of prenatal care and medical facilities within the county or community.
(b) A plan for providing prenatal care for women in the county or community who have low incomes or who do not qualify for any state program for medical care.
(c) A plan for improving the health care of pregnant women in the county or community.
3. To be eligible for a subsidy for malpractice insurance, a provider of prenatal care must submit evidence that the provider:
(a) Has completed training in prenatal care that is approved by the University of Nevada School of Medicine;
(b) Is currently covered by malpractice insurance;
(c) Accepts reimbursement for services rendered from Medicaid and Medicare; and
(d) Will continue to provide prenatal care in the specified county or community for not less than 1 year.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2160; A 1995, 2685; 2003, 20th Special Session, 276)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.1198 - Duties of provider of prenatal care who receives subsidy.

A provider of prenatal care who receives a subsidy for malpractice insurance pursuant to NRS 442.119 to 442.1198, inclusive, shall:
1. Attend 15 hours per year of continuing education concerning risk management or the care of a patient relating to prenatal services and submit documentation of attendance at the continuing education to the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
2. Collect data as required by the University of Nevada School of Medicine or the Division.
3. Provide prenatal care for a woman without regard to her economic status or ability to pay.
4. Refer a pregnant woman to another provider of prenatal care if, in the judgment of the provider, he or she cannot provide the care required by the woman.
5. Carry out the plan for improving the health care of pregnant women in the county or community pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 442.1196.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2160)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.120 - Designation of Department.

The Department is hereby designated as the agency of this State to cooperate, through the Division, with the duly constituted federal authorities in the administration of those parts of the Social Security Act which relate to the maternal and child health services and the care and treatment of children with special health care needs, and is authorized to receive and expend all funds made available to the Department by the Federal Government, the State or its political subdivisions, or from any other source for the purposes provided in this chapter.
[Part 6 1/2:199:1911; added 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5259.02]—(NRS A 1963, 947; 1991, 282; 2013, 3049)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.130 - Program for maternal and child health: Purposes; administration.

1. The Department is hereby designated as the agency of this State to administer, through the Division, a maternal and child health program, and to supervise the administration of those services included in the program which are not administered directly by it.
2. The purpose of such program shall be to develop, extend and improve health services, and to provide for development of demonstration services in needy areas for persons who are pregnant, are giving birth or have given birth and children.
[1:126:1927; 1931 NCL § 5317.01]—(NRS A 1963, 947; 2021, 3434)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.133 - Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health: Creation; membership; terms; compensation.

1. The Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health is hereby created.
2. The Advisory Board consists of:
(a) Nine members to be appointed by the State Board of Health from a list of persons provided by the Administrator of the Division;
(b) One nonvoting member who is a member of the Senate appointed by the Legislative Commission; and
(c) One nonvoting member who is a member of the Assembly appointed by the Legislative Commission.
3. The members who are:
(a) Appointed by the State Board of Health serve terms of 2 years.
(b) Legislators serve terms that begin on the third Monday in January of odd-numbered years and end the third Monday in January of the next odd-numbered year.
Any member of the Advisory Board may be reappointed.
4. Except during a regular or special session of the Legislature, each Legislator who is a member of the Advisory Board is entitled to receive the compensation provided for a majority of the members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session for each day or portion of a day during which he or she attends a meeting of the Advisory Board or is otherwise engaged in the work of the Advisory Board and the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. The salaries, per diem and travel expenses of the legislative members must be paid from the Legislative Fund. Each nonlegislative member of the Advisory Board serves without compensation but is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. The per diem allowance and travel expenses must be paid from the Account for Maternal and Child Health Services.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2294; A 2009, 666)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion › NRS 442.135 - Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health: Meetings; election of officers; appointment of subcommittees.

1. The Advisory Board shall meet at least quarterly and at the times and places specified by the call of the Chair.
2. The members of the Advisory Board shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair from among their membership.
3. The Chair may appoint a subcommittee of the Board to study and make recommendations regarding a specific issue as requested by the Administrator or a Board member. The composition of the subcommittee must be approved by a majority vote of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2295)