Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 439B.824 Collection of historical data. (NRS 439B.875) The Office will collect historical data in accordance with the provisions of NRS 439B.800 to 439B.875, inclusive, and NAC 439B.824 to 439B.842, inclusive. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Health & Human Services by R104-23, eff.…

NAC 439B.826 Adoption by reference of All-Payer Claims Database - Common Data Layout. (NRS 439B.875) 1. The Office hereby adopts by reference the All-Payer Claims Database - Common Data Layout in the form most recently published by the All-Payer Claims Database Council, unless th…

NAC 439B.828 Registration of third parties and data submitters. (NRS 439B.875) 1. Not later than February 1 of each year, each third party that provides health coverage to residents of this State, including, without limitation, such a third party that is exempt pursuant to paragr…

NAC 439B.830 Submission of data: Applicability to Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program; form, contents, method and time of submission. (NRS 439B.875) 1. In addition to the entities described in subsection 1 of NRS 439B.840, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance…

NAC 439B.832 Submission of data: Information included in certain submissions; historical data not required for denied claim; exception. (NRS 439B.875) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a data submitter that submits historical data relating to covered medical servic…

NAC 439B.834 Submission of data: De-identification; encryption. (NRS 439B.875) 1. Each data submitter shall de-identify the historical data which it submits, including, without limitation, direct patient identifiers, by using a hashing algorithm prescribed and provided by the adm…

NAC 439B.836 Conditions for acceptance of data; audits of data. (NRS 439B.875) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 439B.838 and 439B.840, the Office will only accept historical data which: (a) Passes the validation described in subsection 2; and (b) Is submitted by the deadlin…

NAC 439B.838 Request for variance from validation of data. (NRS 439B.875) 1. A data submitter may request a variance from the validation of the data required by NAC 439B.836 to allow the collection of historical data to proceed while the data submitter adds missing elements of da…

NAC 439B.840 Request for extension of time to submit historical data. (NRS 439B.875) 1. A data submitter may request an extension of time to submit historical data to the all-payer claims database for a period of time for which the data submitter is unable to comply with the dead…

NAC 439B.842 Notification of and addressing errors in previously accepted historical data. (NRS 439B.875) 1. If the administrator determines that historical data which has previously been accepted contains an error that was not initially identified, the administrator shall notify…

NAC 439B.844 Amount; imputation of violation to certain entities; notice; hearing. (NRS 439B.875) 1. The Office may impose on a person or entity an administrative penalty for a violation of the provisions of NRS 439B.800 to 439B.875, inclusive, and NAC 439B.800 to 439B.844, inclu…

NAC 440.010 “State Registrar” defined. (NRS 440.120) As used in this chapter, “State Registrar” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 440.060. The term includes the State Registrar’s appointed designees. [Bd. of Health, Births and Deaths Art. 1 § 1.2, eff. 7-3-76]—(NAC A by R060-…

NAC 440.020 Severability. (NRS 440.120) If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of those provisions are not affected thereby. [Bd. of Health, Births and Deaths Art. 14, eff. 7-3-76]—(NAC A by R033-16 & R066-16, 11-2-2…

NAC 440.021 Examination of certificate: Procedure; requirements; abbreviated form. (NRS 440.120, 440.170) 1. A person who wishes to examine a certificate must: (a) Identify his or her relationship to the person who is named on the certificate; (b) Specify the type of information …

NAC 440.0215 Index of data or statistical information: Procedure for use; contents. (NRS 440.120, 440.170) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 440.022, the State Registrar or the State Registrar’s designee may provide a data or statistical index that contains information from the…

NAC 440.022 Furnishing of statistical information to governmental agencies or covered entities: Requirements for confidentiality of information, legitimate governmental purpose and payment of fees. (NRS 440.120, 440.175) The State Registrar may furnish any governmental agency or …

NAC 440.023 Alteration or correction of certificate: Request; requirements when certifier no longer affiliated with facility; correction of obvious errors. (NRS 440.120) 1. A request to alter or correct information other than medical information on a certificate of: (a) Birth mus…

NAC 440.026 Alteration or correction of certificate: Filing of affidavit with State Registrar; duties of State Registrar and local registrar. (NRS 440.120) 1. A person who requests that the State Registrar alter or correct a certificate of birth, death or fetal death must prepare…

NAC 440.030 Alteration or correction of certificate: Principal affidavit and other verifiable evidence. (NRS 440.120) 1. An affidavit for alteration or correction of a certificate must consist of two parts as follows: (a) The first part must consist of an affidavit in which the a…

NAC 440.035 Alteration or correction of certificate: Changes which require court order. (NRS 440.120) The State Registrar shall not alter or correct any certificate assigned a state file number without an order from a court of competent jurisdiction if that proposed alteration: 1…

NAC 440.040 Alteration or correction of certificate: Circumstances in which affidavit in support not required. (NRS 440.120) 1. A funeral director, certifier or attending physician or advanced practice registered nurse may alter or correct a certificate of birth, death or fetal d…

NAC 440.050 Preparation of new certificate to replace unusable certificate. (NRS 440.120) The State Registrar may require the preparation of a new certificate if any certificate is found to be illegible, nonpermanent or otherwise unusable. [Bd. of Health, Births and Deaths Art. 2…

NAC 440.060 Replacement certificates. (NRS 440.120, 440.303) 1. The State Registrar may prepare a replacement certificate. 2. To the extent possible the information on the certificate must be copied directly from the old certificate to the new certificate. If information necessar…

NAC 440.070 Certified copies of certificates: Issuance; interpretation of “direct and tangible interest.” (NRS 440.120, 440.650) 1. The district health officer of Washoe County and the district health officer of Clark County may issue a certified copy of a certificate of birth or…

NAC 440.075 Restrictions on use of statistical portion of certificate; quality, color and type of paper; use of same type of paper by each registrar. (NRS 440.120, 440.303) 1. The statistical portion of a certificate of birth, death or fetal death is for medical and health use on…

NAC 440.080 Addition of child’s name to birth certificate. (NRS 440.120, 440.300) 1. The form known as “affidavit for correction of a record” must be used for a report of a given name when the given name has been omitted on the original certificate. 2. The affidavit for correctio…

NAC 440.090 Form for recording birth of foundling child. (NRS 440.120, 440.330) The form to be used in recording the birth of a foundling child must be the standard certificate of birth. In such cases, the certificate must be completed in the manner directed by the State Registra…

NAC 440.092 Birth certificate for homebirth: “Homebirth” defined. (NRS 440.120) As used in NAC 440.092 to 440.098, inclusive, “homebirth” means the birth of a child outside of a hospital when the mother and child are not transported to a hospital within 8 hours thereafter. (Added…

NAC 440.094 Birth certificate for homebirth: Prerequisites for filing. (NRS 440.120) 1. To file a birth certificate for a homebirth, an applicant must provide documentary evidence that: (a) The child was born in this State; and (b) A birth certificate for that child was not previ…

NAC 440.095 Birth certificate for homebirth: Determination of sufficiency of documentary evidence; requirements for documents submitted as evidence of homebirth; notation on record of birth required if insufficient evidence provided. (NRS 440.120) 1. The State Registrar shall det…

NAC 440.096 Birth certificate for homebirth: Types of acceptable documentary evidence. (NRS 440.120) Pursuant to NAC 440.094, the State Registrar may accept the following types of documentary evidence to establish: 1. Parentage: (a) A current and valid photo identification; and (…

NAC 440.098 Birth certificate for homebirth: Filing by midwife; access to Electronic Birth Registry System. (NRS 440.120) 1. If a midwife provides sufficient documentation of his or her certification as a midwife and a current and valid state business registration, the State Regi…

NAC 440.100 Preparation of new birth certificate to delete illegitimacy notation. (NRS 440.120, 440.315) In the case specified by NRS 440.315, the information required for the new certificate must be obtained from the old certificate. [Bd. of Health, Births and Deaths Art. 6 § 6.…

NAC 440.110 Preparation of new birth certificate upon establishment of parentage. (NRS 440.120, 440.325) 1. In the case specified by NRS 440.325, all information needed for the new certificate except the name of the child and the information related to each parent must be obtaine…

NAC 440.120 Preparation of new birth certificate where child adopted. (NRS 440.120, 440.310) 1. In preparing a new certificate of birth pursuant to NRS 440.310, the items specified by the certified adoption decree and the certified report of adoption must be completed as specifie…

NAC 440.140 Preparation of new birth certificate when ordered by court. (NRS 440.120, 440.305) When the preparation of a new birth certificate is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, the items specified by the court order must be completed as specified. All other items m…

NAC 440.150 Preparation of new birth certificate: Signatures. (NRS 440.120) On any new birth certificate prepared by the State Registrar as specified in NAC 440.092 to 440.140, inclusive, the item labeled “Certifier Signature” must be typed or entered in conformity with the signa…

NAC 440.155 Abstracted certificate of birth: Issuance; contents. (NRS 440.120, 440.670) The State Registrar or a local registrar may issue an abstracted certificate of birth if the abstracted certificate contains only the following information: 1. Name of the person whose birth i…

NAC 440.158 Pronouncement of death. (NRS 440.120, 440.415) 1. When the cessation of the cardiovascular and respiratory functions of a person occurs, and, when applicable, all resuscitative efforts are without success, a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A or 633 of N…

NAC 440.160 Certification of cause of death; completion of rejected certificate. (NRS 440.120, 440.380, 632.237) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who pronounces a death pursuant to NAC 440.158, authorizes the prono…

NAC 440.162 Time for initiation of certificate of death or fetal death; transfer of electronic record of death or fetal death between funeral homes. (NRS 440.120) 1. A person completing a certificate of death or fetal death must initiate the certificate: (a) If initiated by a cer…

NAC 440.165 Statement of cause of death; electronic submission to approved electronic death registry system. (NRS 440.120, 440.380, 440.410) 1. The statement of the cause of death in a medical certificate of death is the certifier’s best medical opinion and must be: (a) Written l…

NAC 440.167 Sex of deceased person on certificate of death: Indication by funeral director responsible for filing certificate; alteration or correction. (NRS 440.120) 1. A funeral director who is responsible for obtaining and filing a certificate of death shall indicate the sex o…

NAC 440.170 Attendance at death; relinquishment of jurisdiction by coroner or medical examiner; delay or dispute. (NRS 439.200, 440.120, 632.237) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 440.180, a death shall be considered to have been attended by a physician or advanced practice …

NAC 440.180 Death not attended; relinquishment of jurisdiction by coroner or medical examiner. (NRS 439.200, 440.120, 632.237) 1. If the deceased had been under the care of a physician or advanced practice registered nurse under the conditions set forth in subsection 1 of NAC 440…

NAC 440.185 Issuance of burial or removal permit without certificate of death. (NRS 440.120) The State Registrar or a local registrar of vital statistics may issue a burial or removal permit without a completed certificate of death, or a certificate eligible to be registered, for…

NAC 440.190 Disinterment. (NRS 440.120) 1. Prior to any disinterment or removal of human remains, the funeral director or person who will perform the disinterment shall send a copy of the permit for the disinterment and file an affidavit for correction of a certificate pursuant t…