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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.066 - Custodian of health care records required to maintain record of health plan information provided by patient; limitation on amount of payment by patient if provider of health care fails to submit claim; exceptions.

1. After a patient provides to a provider of health care, and the provider of health care accepts from the patient, any information regarding a health care plan for the purpose of paying for a service which has been or may be rendered to the patient:
(a) The custodian of health care records of the patient shall maintain a record of the information provided by the patient; and
(b) If the provider of health care fails to submit any claim for payment of any portion of any charge pursuant to the terms of the health care plan, the provider of health care shall not request or require payment from the patient of any portion of the charge beyond the portion of the charge which the patient would have been required to pay pursuant to the terms of the health care plan if the provider of health care had submitted the claim for payment pursuant to the terms of the health care plan.
2. The provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 do not apply to a claim if the patient provides information to the provider of health care which is inaccurate, outdated or otherwise causes the provider of health care to submit the claim in a manner which violates the terms of the health care plan.
3. Any provision of any agreement between a patient and a provider of health care which conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
4. As used in this section, "health care plan" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 679B.520.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 71; A 2017, 2761)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.068 - Custodian of health care records required to provide Department of Corrections with records of offender; use of records of offender; immunity from civil liability.

1. A custodian of health care records shall, upon request of the Director of the Department of Corrections or the designee of the Director, provide the Department of Corrections with a complete copy of the health care records of an offender confined at the state prison.
2. Records provided to the Department of Corrections must not be used at any public hearing unless:
(a) The offender named in the records has consented in writing to their use; or
(b) Appropriate procedures are utilized to protect the identity of the offender from public disclosure.
3. A custodian of health care records and any agent or employee of the custodian are immune from civil liability for a disclosure made in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3191; A 2001 Special Session, 247; 2017, 2762)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.069 - Provider of health care required to disclose results of tests for certain contagious diseases to certain persons; immunity from civil liability; information confidential.

1. A provider of health care shall disclose the results of all tests performed pursuant to NRS 441A.195 to:
(a) The person who was tested and, upon request, a member of the family of a decedent who was tested;
(b) The law enforcement officer, correctional officer, emergency medical attendant, firefighter, county coroner or medical examiner or their employee or volunteer, other person who is employed by or volunteers for an agency of criminal justice or other public employee or volunteer of a public agency who filed the petition or on whose behalf the petition was filed pursuant to NRS 441A.195;
(c) The designated health care officer for the employer of the person or the public agency for which the person volunteers, as described in paragraph (b) or, if there is no designated health care officer, the person designated by the employer or public agency to document and verify possible exposure to communicable diseases;
(d) If the person who was tested is incarcerated or detained, the person in charge of the facility in which the person is incarcerated or detained and the chief medical officer of the facility in which the person is incarcerated or detained, if any; and
(e) A designated investigator or member of the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine during any period in which the Board is investigating the holder of a license pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS.
2. A provider of health care and an agent or employee of a provider of health care are immune from civil liability for a disclosure made in accordance with the provisions of this section.
3. A person to whom the results of a test pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 1 are disclosed shall keep any information relating to the identity of the person about whom the results relate in strict confidence and shall not disclose any information about that person or the results of any test which would identify the person to any other person or governmental entity.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1123; A 2005, 348; 2007, 89; 2009, 2942; 2013, 600)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.071 - Provider of health care required to furnish patient with itemized bill.

Each provider of health care shall, on the bill to a patient, itemize all charges for services, equipment, supplies and medicines provided for the patient in terms which the patient is able to understand. The bill must be timely provided after the charge is incurred at no additional cost to the patient.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 906)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.075 - Provider of health care required to disclose financial interest in facility at which physical therapy is provided when making referral to or recommending facility.

1. If a provider of health care refers a patient to or recommends that a patient receive physical therapy at a specific facility in which the provider of health care has a financial interest, the provider of health care shall disclose that interest to the patient in writing in a conspicuous manner.
2. The provisions of this section do not authorize a referral or recommendation which is otherwise prohibited, including, without limitation, by the provisions of NRS 439B.425.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Financial interest" includes, without limitation, any share in the ownership of or profit from a facility at which physical therapy is provided and any form of compensation from a facility at which physical therapy is provided for a prescription for physical therapy.
(b) "Physical therapy" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 640.022.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 730)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.077 - Provider of health care prohibited from providing psychiatric care to child in custody of certain agencies without obtaining consent; maintenance of copy of consent.

1. A provider of health care who is asked to provide psychiatric care to a child who is in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services shall not examine, treat or otherwise provide psychiatric services to the child unless consent has been obtained from the person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child pursuant to NRS 432B.197 and 432B.4681 to 432B.469, inclusive, and the policies adopted pursuant thereto.
2. A copy of the written consent required by NRS 432B.4686 must be maintained in the health care record of the child.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2678)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.078 - Prohibition in certain circumstances from acquiring debt or lien based upon services provided to patient who has filed or intends to file civil claim to recover damages; penalty.

1. A provider of health care or a health facility that provides services to a patient who has filed or intends to file a civil claim to recover damages, or a business in which such a provider of health care or health facility holds a financial interest, shall not purchase or acquire a debt or a lien that is based upon services which:
(a) Are provided to the patient in relation to the same claim for which the provider of health care or health facility provided services to the patient; and
(b) Are provided to that patient by another provider of health care or health facility.
2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $25,000 for each violation.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Financial interest" includes, without limitation, any share in the ownership of or profit from a business and any form of compensation from a business relating to a debt or lien based upon services provided by a provider of health care or health facility.
(b) "Health facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.015.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 711)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.079 - Complaints received by health care licensing board: Referral to appropriate jurisdiction; notification of immediate threats to health and safety of public; immunity from civil liability for certain actions.

1. If a health care licensing board determines that a complaint received by the health care licensing board concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of another health care licensing board, the health care licensing board which received the complaint shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), refer the complaint to the other health care licensing board within 5 days after making the determination; and
(b) If the health care licensing board also determines that the complaint concerns an emergency situation, immediately refer the complaint to the other health care licensing board.
2. If a health care licensing board determines that a complaint received by the health care licensing board concerns a public health emergency or other health event that is an immediate threat to the health and safety of the public in a health care facility or the office of a provider of health care, the health care licensing board shall immediately notify the appropriate health authority for the purposes of NRS 439.970.
3. A health care licensing board may refer a complaint pursuant to subsection 1 or provide notification pursuant to subsection 2 orally, electronically or in writing.
4. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 apply to any complaint received by a health care licensing board, including, without limitation:
(a) A complaint which concerns a person who or entity which is licensed, certified or otherwise regulated by the health care licensing board that received the complaint and by another health care licensing board; and
(b) A complaint which concerns a person who or entity which is licensed, certified or otherwise regulated solely by another health care licensing board.
5. The provisions of this section do not prevent a health care licensing board from acting upon a complaint which concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of the health care licensing board regardless of whether the health care licensing board refers the complaint pursuant to subsection 1 or provides notification based upon the complaint pursuant to subsection 2.
6. A health care licensing board or an officer or employee of the health care licensing board is immune from any civil liability for any decision or action taken in good faith and without malicious intent in carrying out the provisions of this section.
7. As used in this section:
(a) "Health care facility" means any facility licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS.
(b) "Health care licensing board" means:
(1) A board created pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 635, 636, 637, 637B, 639, 640, 640A, 640B, 640C, 640D, 640E, 641, 641A, 641B, 641C or 641D of NRS.
(2) The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 983; A 2015, 2293; 2021, 1596)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.081 - Conditions under which person who observes rendering of care by practitioner of healing art is immune from civil action.

A person who is present solely to improve his or her own personal skill or knowledge by observing the rendering of care by a practitioner of a healing art is immune from any civil action for damages arising from the alleged negligent rendering of that care if the person does not participate in any way in the rendering of that care and is not compensated for that care.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1891)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.085 - Conditions and limitations on performance or supervision of performance of pelvic examination.

1. A provider of health care shall not:
(a) Perform or supervise the performance of a pelvic examination that the provider of health care is not appropriately licensed, certified or registered to perform or is not within the scope of practice of the provider of health care; or
(b) Perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient or supervise the performance of a pelvic examination on such a patient without first obtaining the informed consent of the patient unless:
(1) The pelvic examination is within the scope of a surgical procedure or diagnostic examination to which the patient has given informed consent; or
(2) In the case of an unconscious patient:
(I) The pelvic examination is required for diagnostic purposes and is medically necessary; or
(II) The patient is an alleged victim of a sexual assault and the physician or physician assistant reasonably concludes that exigent circumstances justify conducting a forensic medical examination which requires the pelvic examination.
2. A person who is not licensed, certified or registered as a provider of health care and is working under the supervision of a provider of health care, including, without limitation, a student or trainee, shall not:
(a) Perform or supervise the performance of any pelvic examination that his or her supervising provider of health care is prohibited by subsection 1 from supervising; or
(b) Supervise the performance of a pelvic examination by any other person outside the immediate presence of his or her supervising provider of health care.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Forensic medical examination" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 217.300.
(b) "Sexual assault" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.366.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1570)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.086 - Conditions and limitations on injection of dermal or soft tissue fillers.

1. A person shall not inject dermal or soft tissue fillers:
(a) Unless the person is:
(1) A physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS;
(2) A dentist who has successfully completed the training prescribed by the Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada pursuant to NRS 631.391;
(3) A registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse;
(4) A physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS; or
(5) A podiatric physician who has successfully completed the training prescribed by the State Board of Podiatry pursuant to NRS 635.086.
(b) Outside his or her scope of practice.
(c) At a location other than a medical facility or the office of a physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse or podiatric physician.
2. A person who is authorized by subsection 1 to inject dermal or soft tissue fillers shall not delegate such injection to a person who is prohibited by subsection 1 from injecting dermal or soft tissue fillers.
3. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
4. As used in this section, "dermal or soft tissue filler" means a material that is injected into the skin to fill in wrinkles or into the soft tissue to alter the contour of the soft tissue.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1253)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.093 - Provider of health care authorized to use credit for continuing education relating to Alzheimer’s disease or human immunodeficiency virus toward continuing education requirements; limitations.

Unless a specific statute or regulation requires or authorizes a greater number of hours, a provider of health care may use credit earned for continuing education relating to Alzheimer’s disease or the stigma, discrimination and unrecognized bias toward persons who have acquired or are at a high risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus in place of not more than 2 hours each year of the continuing education that the provider of health care is required to complete, other than any continuing education relating to ethics that the provider of health care is required to complete.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 249; A 2023, 3501)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.095 - Commissioner of Insurance required to develop standardized form for use by insurers and other entities to obtain information related to credentials of certain providers of health care.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Commissioner of Insurance shall develop, prescribe for use and make available a single, standardized form for use by insurers, carriers, societies, corporations, health maintenance organizations, managed care organizations, hospitals, medical facilities and other facilities that provide health care in obtaining any information related to the credentials of a provider of health care.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit the Commissioner of Insurance from developing, prescribing for use and making available:
(a) Appropriate variations of the form described in that subsection for use in different geographical regions of this State.
(b) Addenda or supplements to the form described in that subsection to address, until such time as a new form may be developed, prescribed for use and made available, any requirements newly imposed by the Federal Government, the State or one of its agencies, or a body that accredits hospitals, medical facilities or health care plans.
3. With respect to the form described in subsection 1, the Commissioner of Insurance shall:
(a) Hold public hearings to seek input regarding the development of the form;
(b) Develop the form in consideration of the input received pursuant to paragraph (a);
(c) Ensure that the form is developed in such a manner as to accommodate and reflect the different types of credentials applicable to different classes of providers of health care;
(d) Ensure that the form is developed in such a manner as to reflect standards of accreditation adopted by national organizations which accredit hospitals, medical facilities and health care plans; and
(e) Ensure that the form is developed to be used efficiently and is developed to be neither unduly long nor unduly voluminous.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Carrier" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 689C.025.
(b) "Corporation" means a corporation operating pursuant to the provisions of chapter 695B of NRS.
(c) "Health maintenance organization" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695C.030.
(d) "Insurer" means:
(1) An insurer that issues policies of individual health insurance in accordance with chapter 689A of NRS; and
(2) An insurer that issues policies of group health insurance in accordance with chapter 689B of NRS.
(e) "Managed care organization" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.050.
(f) "Provider of health care" means a provider of health care who is licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 631, 632 or 633 of NRS.
(g) "Society" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695A.044.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3374; A 2011, 2537)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.101 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 629.101 to 629.201, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 629.111 and 629.121 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1463)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.121 - "Genetic test" defined.

"Genetic test" means a test, including a laboratory test that uses deoxyribonucleic acid extracted from the cells of a person or a diagnostic test, to determine the presence of abnormalities or deficiencies, including carrier status, that:
1. Are linked to physical or mental disorders or impairments; or
2. Indicate a susceptibility to illness, disease, impairment or any other disorder, whether physical or mental.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1463)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.131 - Applicability.

1. The provisions of NRS 629.101 to 629.201, inclusive, do not apply to any action taken by an insurer or a third-party administrator relating to a policy that provides coverage for long-term care or disability income.
2. As used in this section, "third-party administrator" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 616A.335.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1463)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.151 - Obtaining genetic information of person without consent unlawful; exceptions.

It is unlawful to obtain any genetic information of a person without first obtaining the informed consent of the person or the person’s legal guardian pursuant to NRS 629.181, unless the information is obtained:
1. By a federal, state, county or city law enforcement agency to establish the identity of a person or dead human body;
2. To determine the parentage or identity of a person pursuant to NRS 56.020;
3. To determine the paternity of a person pursuant to NRS 126.121 or 425.384;
4. For use in a study where the identities of the persons from whom the genetic information is obtained are not disclosed to the person conducting the study;
5. To determine the presence of certain preventable or inheritable disorders in an infant pursuant to NRS 442.008 or a provision of federal law; or
6. Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1463; A 1999, 1062)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.161 - Retention of genetic information that identifies person without consent unlawful; exceptions; destruction of genetic information.

1. It is unlawful to retain genetic information that identifies a person, without first obtaining the informed consent of the person or the person’s legal guardian pursuant to NRS 629.181, unless retention of the genetic information is:
(a) Authorized or required pursuant to NRS 439.597;
(b) Necessary to conduct a criminal investigation, an investigation concerning the death of a person or a criminal or juvenile proceeding;
(c) Authorized pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(d) Necessary for a medical facility to maintain a medical record of the person.
2. A person who has authorized another person to retain his or her genetic information may request that person to destroy the genetic information. If so requested, the person who retains that genetic information shall destroy the information, unless retention of that information is:
(a) Authorized or required pursuant to NRS 439.597;
(b) Necessary to conduct a criminal investigation, an investigation concerning the death of a person or a criminal or juvenile proceeding;
(c) Authorized by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
(d) Necessary for a medical facility to maintain a medical record of the person; or
(e) Authorized or required by state or federal law or regulation.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 or by federal law or regulation, a person who obtains the genetic information of a person for use in a study shall destroy that information upon:
(a) The completion of the study; or
(b) The withdrawal of the person from the study,
whichever occurs first.
4. A person whose genetic information is used in a study may authorize the person who conducts the study to retain that genetic information after the study is completed or upon his or her withdrawal from the study.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1464; A 2007, 1982; 2015, 1555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.171 - Disclosure of identity genetic information of person without consent unlawful; exceptions.

It is unlawful to disclose or to compel a person to disclose the identity of a person who was the subject of a genetic test or to disclose genetic information of that person in a manner that allows identification of the person, without first obtaining the informed consent of that person or his or her legal guardian pursuant to NRS 629.181, unless the information is disclosed:
1. To conduct a criminal investigation, an investigation concerning the death of a person or a criminal or juvenile proceeding;
2. To determine the parentage or identity of a person pursuant to NRS 56.020;
3. To determine the paternity of a person pursuant to NRS 126.121 or 425.384;
4. Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
5. By a physician and is the genetic information of a deceased person that will assist in the medical diagnosis of persons related to the deceased person by blood;
6. To a federal, state, county or city law enforcement agency to establish the identity of a person or dead human body;
7. To determine the presence of certain preventable or inheritable disorders in an infant pursuant to NRS 442.008 or a provision of federal law;
8. To carry out the provisions of NRS 442.300 to 442.330, inclusive;
9. By an agency of criminal justice pursuant to NRS 179A.075; or
10. As permitted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1464; A 1999, 1063, 3515; 2023, 2139)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.181 - Procedure for obtaining consent of person; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the State Board of Health shall by regulation:
(a) Establish a procedure for obtaining the informed consent of a person pursuant to NRS 629.101 to 629.201, inclusive; and
(b) Prescribe a form for use in obtaining the informed consent of a person. The form must include:
(1) Information relating to the use and confidentiality of the genetic information of the person set forth in NRS 629.101 to 629.201, inclusive; and
(2) Any other information the State Board of Health may prescribe.
2. The State Board of Health is not required to adopt regulations establishing a procedure for obtaining the informed consent of a person pursuant to NRS 629.101 to 629.201, inclusive, if the procedure for obtaining that consent is required by federal law or regulation.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.201 - Right to bring civil action for disclosure of genetic information.

Any person who suffers an injury as a result of the disclosure of his or her genetic information by another person in violation of NRS 629.171 may bring a civil action for the recovery of his or her actual damages, including costs and attorney’s fees.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.250 - Disqualification from licensure or disciplinary action for providing or assisting in provision of certain reproductive health care services prohibited.

1. A health care licensing board shall not disqualify a person from licensure or subject any person to discipline solely:
(a) For providing or assisting in the provision of reproductive health care services; or
(b) As a consequence of any judgment, discipline or other sanction threatened or imposed under the laws of the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States for providing or assisting in the provision of reproductive health care services,
if the reproductive health care services as provided would have been lawful and consistent with standards for the practice of the relevant profession in this State.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Health care licensing board" means:
(1) A board created pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 635, 636, 637, 637B, 639, 640, 640A, 640B, 640C, 640D, 640E, 641, 641A, 641B, 641C or 641D of NRS.
(2) The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) "Reproductive health care services" means medical, surgical, counseling or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including, without limitation, services relating to pregnancy, contraception, the termination of pregnancy or any procedure or care found by a competent medical professional to be appropriate based upon the wishes of a patient and in accordance with the laws of this State.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 406)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.260 - Assisted reproduction: Written agreement required for provision of reproductive material to patient by health care facility; civil penalty and certain notification for violation.

1. A health care facility shall not provide a patient with human reproductive material for assisted reproduction except in accordance with any written agreement entered into between:
(a) The health care facility and the patient; and
(b) The health care facility and the donor.
2. A health care facility that violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. This penalty must be recovered in a civil action, brought in the name of the State of Nevada by the Attorney General. In such an action, the Attorney General may recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. If a civil penalty is imposed against a health care facility for violating the provisions of this section, the Attorney General shall, within 30 days after the imposition of the civil penalty, notify:
(a) The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, if the violation was committed by a medical facility or medical laboratory.
(b) The occupational licensing board responsible for licensing the provider of health care who oversees an unlicensed health care facility, if the violation was committed by a health care facility that is not a medical facility or medical laboratory.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Assisted reproduction" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 126.510.
(b) "Health care facility" means a medical facility, sperm bank, laboratory, clinic or office of a provider of health care that provides services relating to assisted reproduction.
(c) "Human reproductive material" means a gamete or human organism at any stage of development from fertilized ovum to embryo.
(d) "Medical facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151.
(e) "Medical laboratory" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 652.060.
(f) "Provider of health care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.975.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1430)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.300 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 629.300 to 629.390, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 629.310, 629.320 and 629.330 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.330 - "Nonembryonic cells" defined.

"Nonembryonic cells" means autologous or allogeneic cellular material, including, without limitation, stem cells and immune cells, that:
1. Has not been isolated or obtained directly from human embryos; and
2. May have been or may be combined with one or more:
(a) Naturally occurring biomaterials; or
(b) Materials approved or cleared for any purpose by the United States Food and Drug Administration or other applicable agency or authority.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2744)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.340 - Scope of regulation, disciplinary action, liabilities or penalties for engaging in authorized activities.

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any department, commission, board or agency of a state or local government, including, without limitation, a state professional board, shall not:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 629.370 and subsection 2 of NRS 629.390, regulate the activities authorized by NRS 629.300 to 629.390, inclusive; or
(b) Take disciplinary action or impose civil or criminal liabilities or penalties against a person for engaging in an activity authorized by NRS 629.300 to 629.390, inclusive.
2. This section does not:
(a) Absolve a professional licensing board of the duty to regulate licensees or otherwise prohibit or limit the powers and duties of a licensing board to regulate the procedures used to administer the nonembryonic cells.
(b) Absolve any person of civil or criminal liability or penalty for failure to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used in rendering medical services under similar circumstances.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2744)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.350 - Provisions do not indicate status of authorized activities under federal law.

Nothing in NRS 629.300 to 629.390, inclusive, shall be construed to indicate the status of any of the activities authorized pursuant to NRS 629.300 to 629.390, inclusive, as regards federal law.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2744)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.360 - Operation of cell or tissue bank authorized.

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a cell or tissue bank may operate in this State.
2. As used in this section, "cell or tissue bank" means a facility that stores nonembryonic cells or tissues, or both.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2744)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.370 - Administration of nonembryonic cells.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nonembryonic cells may be administered to a person by:
1. That person himself or herself; or
2. A person licensed or authorized in this State to administer or assist in the administration of medicine or health care to others if the mode of delivery used by the person to deliver the nonembryonic cells is a mode of delivery permitted under the person’s license or authorization.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2744)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.380 - Compounding of drug, medicine or health product using nonembryonic cells authorized.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
1. A drug, medicine or health product may be compounded using as an ingredient, by itself or with other ingredients, nonembryonic cells; and
2. A pharmacy that compounds a drug, medicine or health product described in subsection 1 may be owned or operated, or both, in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2744)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.390 - Importation and administration of certain compounds, drugs or treatments containing nonembryonic cells authorized.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
1. A person may import into this State any compound, drug or other treatment containing nonembryonic cells if:
(a) The compound, drug or other treatment was obtained without violating the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was obtained; and
(b) The compound, drug or other treatment is for personal use.
2. A person who is licensed or authorized in this State to administer or assist in the administration of medicine or health care to others may administer or assist in the administration of, to a person described in subsection 1, the imported compound, drug or other treatment if the mode of delivery used to deliver the nonembryonic cells by the person who is licensed or authorized in this State is a mode of delivery permitted under the person’s license or authorization.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2744)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.400 - Legislative declaration.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
1. Access to high-quality health care service is of concern to all persons;
2. Access to such service is severely limited for some residents of this State, particularly those who reside in remote, rural areas or in the inner city;
3. Physicians and other providers of health care have traditionally worked to ensure broad access to health care service;
4. Many providers of health care from this State and other states or territories of the United States are willing to volunteer their services to address the health care needs of Nevadans who may otherwise not be able to obtain such service; and
5. It is the public policy of this State to encourage and facilitate the provision of voluntary health care service.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2280)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.410 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 629.400 to 629.490, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 629.420, 629.430 and 629.440 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2280)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.430 - "Sponsoring organization" defined.

"Sponsoring organization" means an organization that:
1. Organizes or arranges for the provision of voluntary health care service in association with one or more providers of health care; and
2. Is registered with the Division pursuant to NRS 629.460.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2280)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.440 - "Voluntary health care service" defined.

"Voluntary health care service" means professional health care service that is provided to a patient by a provider of health care:
1. Without charge to the patient or to a third party on behalf of the patient; and
2. In association with a sponsoring organization.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2280)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.450 - Provider of health care authorized to provide voluntary health care service; limitations.

1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in this section, a provider of health care may provide voluntary health care service in this State in association with a sponsoring organization.
2. A provider of health care shall not provide voluntary health care service in this State if:
(a) The professional license or certificate of the provider of health care is suspended or revoked, or has been suspended or revoked within the immediately preceding 5 years, pursuant to disciplinary proceedings in this State or in any other state or territory of the United States;
(b) The voluntary health care service provided is outside the scope of practice authorized by the professional license or certificate of the provider of health care; or
(c) For a provider of health care who was not initially issued his or her professional license or certificate within the immediately preceding 3 years, the provider of health care has not practiced his or her profession within the immediately preceding 3 years.
3. A provider of health care who provides voluntary health care service pursuant to this section shall not accept compensation of any type, directly or indirectly, or any other benefit or consideration from any person or other source for the provision of the service.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2280; A 2023, 664)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.460 - Sponsoring organization required to register with Division; contents of form; registration deemed prima facie evidence of due care; authority of Division to revoke registration.

1. A sponsoring organization shall, before organizing or arranging for the provision of voluntary health care service in this State, register with the Division by submitting to the Division a form prescribed by the Division which contains:
(a) The name, street address and telephone number of the sponsoring organization;
(b) The name, street address and telephone number of each person who is an officer, director or organizational official of the sponsoring organization and who is responsible for the operation of the sponsoring organization; and
(c) Any other information required for registration by the Division.
2. Each sponsoring organization shall:
(a) Notify the Division in writing of any change in the information required for registration pursuant to subsection 1 not later than 10 days after the change.
(b) File a report with the Division not later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter identifying each provider of health care who provided voluntary health care service during the calendar quarter in association with the sponsoring organization. The report filed pursuant to this paragraph must include a copy of the current license or certificate of each provider of health care identified in the report and the date, location and type of service provided by each provider of health care. A sponsoring organization shall maintain a record of each report filed pursuant to this paragraph for a period of not less than 5 years after the date on which the report is filed. Each report maintained pursuant to this paragraph, including copies thereof, must be made available for inspection by the Division upon reasonable request.
3. Compliance with this section shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that a sponsoring organization has exercised due care in selecting a provider of health care to associate with the sponsoring organization to provide voluntary health care service.
4. The Division may, after reasonable notice and a hearing, revoke the registration of any sponsoring organization that fails to comply with the requirements of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2281)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.470 - Provider of health care required to carry liability insurance.

Each provider of health care who provides voluntary health care service pursuant to NRS 629.400 to 629.490, inclusive, shall obtain or otherwise carry, before providing such service, a policy of professional liability insurance which insures the provider of health care against any liability arising from the provision of voluntary health care service by the provider of health care pursuant to NRS 629.400 to 629.490, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2282)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.480 - Provider of health care required to report suspension or revocation of license or certificate, other disciplinary action or information concerning malpractice to Division; submission of fingerprints.

A provider of health care currently providing voluntary health care service pursuant to NRS 629.400 to 629.490, inclusive, shall:
1. Report to the Division:
(a) Any suspension or revocation of a license or certificate of the provider of health care or any other disciplinary action taken against the provider of health care by a regulatory body in another state or territory of the United States; and
(b) Any charge or complaint of malpractice made against the provider of health care or any final disposition of a court with respect to such a charge or complaint of malpractice.
2. If the state or territory of the United States in which the provider of health care is licensed or certified does not require, as a condition of licensure or certification, the submission of fingerprints for a background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, submit to the Division a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Division to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2282)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.510 - Legislative findings and declarations.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
1. Health care services provided through telehealth are often as effective as health care services provided in person;
2. The provision of services through telehealth does not detract from, and often improves, the quality of health care provided to patients and the relationship between patients and providers of health care; and
3. It is the public policy of this State to:
(a) Encourage and facilitate the provision of services through telehealth to improve public health and the quality of health care provided to patients and to lower the cost of health care in this State; and
(b) Ensure that services provided through telehealth are covered by policies of insurance to the same extent as though provided in person or by other means.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally › NRS 629.600 - Conversion therapy prohibited.

1. A psychotherapist shall not provide any conversion therapy to a person who is under 18 years of age regardless of the willingness of the person or his or her parent or legal guardian to authorize such therapy.
2. Any violation of subsection 1 is a ground for disciplinary action by a state board that licenses a psychotherapist as defined in subsection 3.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Conversion therapy" means any practice or treatment that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person, including, without limitation, a practice or treatment that seeks to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward persons of the same gender. The term does not include counseling that:
(1) Provides assistance to a person undergoing gender transition; or
(2) Provides acceptance, support and understanding of a person or facilitates a person’s ability to cope, social support and identity exploration and development, including, without limitation, an intervention to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices that is neutral as to the sexual-orientation of the person receiving the intervention and does not seek to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of the person receiving the intervention.
(b) "Psychotherapist" means:
(1) A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this State pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS;
(2) A homeopathic physician, advanced practitioner of homeopathy or homeopathic assistant licensed or certified pursuant to chapter 630A of NRS;
(3) A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this State pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS;
(4) A psychologist licensed to practice in this State pursuant to chapter 641 of NRS;
(5) A social worker licensed in this State as an independent social worker or a clinical social worker pursuant to chapter 641B of NRS;
(6) A registered nurse holding a master’s degree in the field of psychiatric nursing and licensed to practice professional nursing in this State pursuant to chapter 632 of NRS;
(7) A marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor licensed in this State pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS; or
(8) A person who provides counseling services as part of his or her training for any of the professions listed in subparagraphs (1) to (7), inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 111)