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NRS 460.160 – Prohibition on discrimination on basis of disability; circumstances under which consideration of disability proper; duties of provider; exceptions; aggrieved person may institute civil action.

1. A provider of medical or related services shall not, solely on the basis of a person’s disability: (a) Determine that the person is ineligible to receive an anatomical gift; (b) Refuse to perform any medical service or other service related to an organ transplant, including, without limitation: (1) Referral to an organ transplant center; […]

NRS 460.010 – Procurement, processing, distribution or use of certain body parts or products constitutes service; no implied warranties; limited liability.

The procurement, processing, distribution or use of any: 1. Whole human blood, plasma, blood product or blood derivative for the purpose of injection or transfusion; or 2. Tissue or organ for the purpose of transplantation, into the human body constitutes, as to the transmission of infectious disease, the rendition of a service and not a […]

NRS 460.020 – Identifying data concerning person with history of viral hepatitis may be furnished to blood bank; confidentiality and unlawful use of data; penalty.

1. The State Board of Health, the Chief Medical Officer and any health authority, as defined in NRS 439.005, may disseminate to any blood bank in the State of Nevada identifying data concerning any person with a history of viral hepatitis. 2. The State Board of Health shall, pursuant to NRS 441A.120, adopt regulations specifying […]

NRS 460.030 – Persons who store or transfuse products made from blood: Records of receipt and disposition; tests; equipment.

Any physician, hospital, clinic, surgical center for ambulatory patients or other organization that stores or transfuses products made from blood shall: 1. Maintain records of all serological tests and the receipt and disposition of products made from blood in accordance with applicable standards for laboratories published by the American Association of Blood Banks, in the […]

NRS 460.100 – Definitions.

As used in NRS 460.100 to 460.160, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 460.110, 460.133 and 460.139 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001, 680; A 2005, 243; 2021, 1167)