NRS 442.660
Pamphlet to be provided before testing of pregnant woman or newborn child

  • contents of pamphlet.

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A provider of health care shall ensure that, before a woman or newborn child receives any test that is used to carry out the provisions of NRS 442.600 to 442.660, inclusive, the woman or the parent or legal guardian of the newborn child receives a pamphlet of information concerning:

1.

The human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;

2.

The test that will be administered pursuant to NRS 442.600 to 442.660, inclusive, and the benefits and consequences of the test;

3.

Transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus and how to prevent its transmission;

4.

If the pamphlet is for a woman being tested pursuant to NRS 442.640, the right of a woman to refuse a test;

5.

If the pamphlet is for the parent or legal guardian of a newborn child being tested pursuant to NRS 442.650, the right of the parent or legal guardian to object to a test of a newborn child because it is contrary to the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian; and

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Any other information recommended by the Department or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that the provider of health care determines useful.
EXAMINATION OF INFANTS FOR CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Source: Section 442.660 — Pamphlet to be provided before testing of pregnant woman or newborn child; contents of pamphlet., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-442.­html#NRS442Sec660.

Last Updated

Aug. 30, 2023

§ 442.660’s source at nv​.us