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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 16. Correctional Institutions; Aid to Victims of Crime § 211.153. Completion of medical release of information form by prisoner; notification of certain persons if prisoner is hospitalized or diagnosed with critical medical condition

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Each county or city jail or detention facility shall ensure that each prisoner:

(a) Completes a medical release of information form at the time of intake; and

(b) Has the ability to update a completed medical release of information form as necessary.

2. If a prisoner in the custody of a jail or detention facility is hospitalized for or diagnosed with a critical medical condition which requires the prisoner to stay in a medical facility overnight, the jail or detention facility shall, within 24 hours after such hospitalization or diagnosis, attempt to inform all persons listed on the current medical release of information form about the health status of the prisoner.

3. If a prisoner in the custody of a jail or detention facility is hospitalized for or diagnosed with a critical medical condition which does not require the prisoner to stay in a medical facility overnight, the jail or detention facility shall, within 4 hours after the return of the prisoner to the jail or detention facility at which the prisoner is imprisoned, provide the prisoner with the opportunity to make a telephone call to a friend, relative or other person to inform the person about the health status of the prisoner.

4. As used in this section:

(a) “Critical medical condition” means a condition diagnosed by a provider of health care that:

(1) Is terminal;

(2) Requires life-sustaining medical treatment;

(3) Involves a significant risk of death; or

(4) Involves extreme physical illness, including, without limitation, a drug or alcohol overdose.

(b) “Drug or alcohol overdose” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453C.150.

(c) “Medical facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 16. Correctional Institutions; Aid to Victims of Crime § 211.153. Completion of medical release of information form by prisoner; notification of certain persons if prisoner is hospitalized or diagnosed with critical medical condition - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-16-correctional-institutions-aid-to-victims-of-crime/nv-rev-st-211-153/

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