Nevada Revised Statutes 629.016 – ‘Custodian of health care records’ and ‘custodian’ defined
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1. ’Custodian of health care records’ or ‘custodian’ means:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 629.016
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) Any person having primary custody of health care records pursuant to this chapter; or
(b) Any facility that maintains the health care records of patients.
2. For the purposes of this section, a provider of health care shall not be deemed to have primary custody of health care records or to be the operator of a facility that maintains the health care records of patients:
(a) Solely by reason of the status of the provider as a member of a group of providers of health care; or
(b) If another person is employed or retained to maintain custody of the health care records of the provider.