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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 449A.103. Facility to forward medical records upon certain transfers of patient

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

1. If a patient in a medical facility or facility for the dependent is transferred to another medical facility or facility for the dependent, a division facility or a physician licensed to practice medicine, the facility shall forward a copy of the medical records of the patient, on or before the date the patient is transferred, to the other medical facility or facility for the dependent, the division facility or the physician. The facility is not required to obtain the oral or written consent of the patient to forward a copy of the medical records.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Division facility” means any unit or subunit operated by a division of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to title 39 of NRS.

(b) “Medical records” includes a medical history of the patient, a summary of the current physical condition of the patient and a discharge summary which contains the information necessary for the proper treatment of the patient.

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