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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.195, if an emergency response employee believes that he or she may have been exposed to an infectious disease by a victim of an emergency who was transported, attended, treated or assisted by the emergency response employee, a designated officer of the employee shall, upon the request of the employee, make an initial determination of the possible exposure of the employee to an infectious disease by:
(a) Collecting the facts relating to the circumstances under which the employee may have been exposed to an infectious disease; and
(b) Evaluating the facts to determine whether the victim had an infectious disease and whether the employee may have been exposed to the disease.
2. If a designated officer determines that an emergency response employee may have been exposed to an infectious disease, the designated officer shall submit to the medical facility to which the victim was transported or the county coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the victim died, as applicable, a written request for a response.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 450B.360. Determination of possible exposure of emergency response employee to infectious disease; request for response from medical facility or county coroner or medical examiner - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-40-public-health-and-safety/nv-rev-st-450b-360/
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