NRS 435.450
Division facility required to forward patient’s medical records upon transfer of patient from facility.

1.

If a patient in a division facility is transferred to another division facility or to a medical facility, a facility for the dependent or a physician licensed to practice medicine, the division facility shall forward a copy of the medical records of the patient, on or before the date the patient is transferred, to the facility or physician. Except as otherwise required by 42 U.S.C. § 290dd, 290dd-1 or 290dd-2 or NRS 439.538 or 439.591, the division 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, “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.

Source: Section 435.450 — Division facility required to forward patient’s medical records upon transfer of patient from facility., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-435.­html#NRS435Sec450.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 435.450’s source at nv​.us