Nevada Revised Statutes 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.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 435.450
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Division: means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Division facility: means any unit or subunit operated by the Division for the care, treatment and training of consumers. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
- Treatment: means any combination of procedures or activities, of whatever level of intensity and whatever duration, ranging from occasional counseling sessions to full-time admission to a residential facility. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
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.