As used in NRS 439.497 to 439.499, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.4972 and 439.4974 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2021, 3132)
“Health care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 162A.740. (Added to NRS by 2021, 3132)
“Lupus and its variants” means a chronic autoimmune disease that occurs when the immune system attacks tissues and organs which can cause inflammation and pain in any part of the body of the person with the disease. (Added to NRS by 2021, 3132)
1. The Chief Medical Officer shall, pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 439.4978, establish and maintain a system for the reporting of information on lupus and its variants. The Chief Medical Officer shall coordinate with the National Lupus Patient Registry of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
The State Board of Health shall by regulation: 1. Prescribe the form and manner in which information on cases of lupus and its variants must be reported; 2. Prescribe the information that must be included in each report, which must include, without limitation: (a) The name, address, age and ethnicity of the patient; (b) The […]
1. The chief administrative officer of each health care facility in this State shall make available to the Chief Medical Officer or his or her representative the records of the health care facility for each case of lupus and its variants. 2. The Division shall abstract from the records of a health care facility or […]
1. The Division shall publish reports based upon the information obtained pursuant to NRS 439.4976, 439.4978 and 439.498 and make other appropriate uses of the information to report and assess trends in the usage of and access to health care services by patients with lupus and its variants in a particular area or population, advance […]
1. The Chief Medical Officer or a qualified person designated by the Administrator of the Division shall analyze the information obtained pursuant to NRS 439.4976, 439.4978 and 439.498 and the reports published pursuant to NRS 439.4982 to determine whether any trends exist in the usage of and access to health care services by patients with […]
The Division shall apply for and accept any gifts, grants and donations available to: 1. Carry out the provisions of NRS 439.497 to 439.499, inclusive, including, without limitation, the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 439.4976 requiring coordination with the National Lupus Patient Registry of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United […]
The Division shall not reveal the identity of any patient, physician or health care facility which is involved in the reporting required by NRS 439.498, unless the patient, physician or health care facility gives prior written consent to such a disclosure (Added to NRS by 2021, 3134)
A person or governmental entity that provides information to the Division in accordance with NRS 439.4976, 439.4978 and 439.498 must not be held liable in a civil or criminal action for sharing confidential information unless the person or organization has done so in bad faith or with malicious purpose. (Added to NRS by 2021, 3134)
