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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 652.190. Examination, review and referral of specimens; reporting of results; recommendation for review of results by physician

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

1. A laboratory may examine specimens only at the request of:

(a) A licensed physician;

(b) Any other person authorized by law to use the findings of laboratory tests and examinations; or

(c) If the examination can be made with a testing device or kit which is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the home and which is available to the public without a prescription, any person.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.150, 442.325 and 652.193, the laboratory may report the results of the examination only to:

(a) The person requesting the test or procedure;

(b) A provider of health care who is treating or providing assistance in the treatment of the patient;

(c) A provider of health care to whom the patient has been referred; and

(d) The patient for whom the testing or procedure was performed.

3. The laboratory report must contain the name of the laboratory. If a specimen is accepted by a laboratory and is referred to another laboratory, the name and address of the other laboratory must be clearly shown by the referring laboratory on the report to the person requesting the test or procedure.

4. Whenever an examination is made pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the laboratory report must contain a provision which recommends that the results of the examination be reviewed and interpreted by a physician or other licensed provider of health care.

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