Title 40

NRS 439.4976 Establishment and maintenance of system for reporting information; objectives; persons required to report information. 1. The Chief Medical Officer shall, pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 439.4978, establish and maintain a …

NRS 439.4978 Regulations of State Board of Health. The State Board of Health shall by regulation: 1. Prescribe the form and manner in which information on cases of lupus and its variants must be reported; 2. Prescribe the information that must be included in each report, which mu…

NRS 439.498 Records of health care facility: Availability to Chief Medical Officer; abstracting of information; administrative penalty for violation of section. 1. The chief administrative officer of each health care facility in this State shall make available to the Chief Medica…

NRS 439.4982 Publication of reports; provision of data; fee to cover cost of providing data. 1. The Division shall publish reports based upon the information obtained pursuant to NRS 439.4976, 439.4978 and 439.498 and make other appropriate uses of the information to report and a…

NRS 439.4984 Analysis of information, records and reports; investigation of trends. 1. The Chief Medical Officer or a qualified person designated by the Administrator of the Division shall analyze the information obtained pursuant to NRS 439.4976, 439.4978 and 439.498 and the rep…

NRS 439.4986 Gifts, grants and donations. The Division shall apply for and accept any gifts, grants and donations available to: 1. Carry out the provisions of NRS 439.497 to 439.499, inclusive, including, without limitation, the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 439.4976 requirin…

NRS 439.4988 Consent required before disclosure of identity of patient, physician or health care facility. The Division shall not reveal the identity of any patient, physician or health care facility which is involved in the reporting required by NRS 439.498, unless the patient, …

NRS 439.499 Limitation on civil and criminal liability. A person or governmental entity that provides information to the Division in accordance with NRS 439.4976, 439.4978 and 439.498 must not be held liable in a civil or criminal action for sharing confidential information unles…

NRS 439.501 Establishment. 1. Within the limitations of available funding, the Division shall establish the Arthritis Prevention and Control Program to increase public knowledge and raise public awareness relating to arthritis and to educate persons with arthritis, their families…

NRS 439.505 Duties of Division. To carry out the purposes of the Arthritis Prevention and Control Program established pursuant to NRS 439.501, the Division shall, within the limitations of available funding: 1. Establish a solid scientific database of the most current information…

NRS 439.507 Powers of Division to enter into contracts, to apply for and accept gifts, donations, bequests and grants and to apply for federal waivers; disposition of money; administration of account. 1. The Division may: (a) Within the limitations of available funding, enter int…

NRS 439.5075 Creation; membership; vacancies; compensation; Chair; meetings. 1. The Rare Disease Advisory Council is hereby created within the Department. The Council consists of: (a) The Chair of the State of Nevada Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life created…

NRS 439.5077 Duties. 1. The Rare Disease Advisory Council created by NRS 439.5075 shall: (a) Perform a statistical and qualitative examination of the incidence, causes and economic burden of rare diseases in this State; (b) Receive and consider reports and testimony concerning ra…

NRS 439.508 Definitions. As used in NRS 439.508 to 439.5085, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.5081 and 439.5082 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2013, 2254; A 2017, 17)

NRS 439.5081 “State plan” defined. “State plan” means the state plan to address Alzheimer’s disease developed pursuant to NRS 439.5085. (Added to NRS by 2013, 2254; A 2017, 17)

NRS 439.5082 “Task Force” defined. “Task Force” means the Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease created by NRS 439.5083. (Added to NRS by 2013, 2254; A 2017, 17)

NRS 439.5083 Creation; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; members serve without compensation except per diem; alternates. 1. The Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease is hereby created within the Department. 2. The Director shall appoint to the Task Force the following…

NRS 439.5084 Chair and Vice Chair; meetings; quorum; members appointed by Director serve at pleasure of Director. 1. The members of the Task Force shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair by a majority vote. After the initial election, the Chair and Vice Chair serve for a term of 1 y…

NRS 439.5085 Duties; submission of annual report to Governor and Legislature; support and assistance of Department; gifts, grants and donations. 1. The Task Force shall: (a) Develop a state plan to address Alzheimer’s disease; (b) Monitor the progress in carrying out the state pl…

NRS 439.5102 “Committee” defined. As used in NRS 439.5102 to 439.5108, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “Committee” means the Committee to Review Suicide Fatalities created by NRS 439.5104. (Added to NRS by 2013, 364)

NRS 439.5104 Creation; appointment, qualification and terms of members; vacancies. 1. The Committee to Review Suicide Fatalities is hereby created within the Department. The Committee must consist of the following 10 members appointed by the Director: (a) A county coroner or medi…

NRS 439.5106 Powers and duties. 1. The Committee: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, shall adopt a written protocol setting forth the suicide fatalities in this State which must be reported to the Committee and screened for review by the Committee and the suicide…

NRS 439.5108 Powers; submission of annual report to Director; confidentiality of information and records. 1. The Committee may: (a) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with carrying out the provisions of NRS 439.5102 to 439.5108, inclusive. (b) If appropriate, …

NRS 439.511 Creation; purposes; employment of Coordinator; qualifications of Coordinator; duties of Coordinator. 1. There is hereby created within the Department a Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention. The Department shall implement the Statewide Program for Suicide Preventio…

NRS 439.512 Development and implementation of safe firearm storage campaign; provision of information and assistance concerning community programs for storage of firearms outside home; gifts, grants and donations. 1. To the extent that money is available, and in consultation with…

NRS 439.513 Employment of trainer for suicide prevention; qualifications; duties. 1. The Coordinator of the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention shall employ at least one person to act as a trainer for suicide prevention and facilitator for networking for Southern Nevada. 2. …

NRS 439.5132 Creation; purpose; interest and income; nonreversion. 1. The Grief Support Trust Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The money in the Account must be used to support nonprofit community organizations that provide grief support services to children wh…

NRS 439.5134 Administration; awards of money; reports. 1. The Director is responsible for administering the Grief Support Trust Account created by NRS 439.5132. 2. The Director shall make awards of money, by contract or grant, from the Grief Support Trust Account to nonprofit com…

NRS 439.514 Definitions. As used in NRS 439.514 to 439.525, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.515 and 439.516 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2005, 232)

NRS 439.515 “Advisory Council” defined. “Advisory Council” means the Advisory Council on the State Program for Wellness and the Prevention of Chronic Disease. (Added to NRS by 2005, 232; A 2013, 441)

NRS 439.516 “Program” defined. “Program” means the State Program for Wellness and the Prevention of Chronic Disease. (Added to NRS by 2005, 232; A 2013, 441)

NRS 439.517 Establishment; purpose. 1. Within the limits of available money, the Division shall establish the State Program for Wellness and the Prevention of Chronic Disease to increase public knowledge and raise public awareness relating to wellness and chronic diseases and to …

NRS 439.518 Advisory Council: Establishment; purpose; appointment of members. 1. Within the limits of available money, the Division shall establish the Advisory Council on the State Program for Wellness and the Prevention of Chronic Disease to advise and make recommendations to t…

NRS 439.519 Advisory Council: Terms; Chair; appointment of committees and subcommittees; removal of nonlegislative members; administrative support; quorum; meetings; compensation. 1. The members of the Advisory Council serve terms of 2 years. A member may be reappointed to serve …

NRS 439.521 Duties of Division. 1. To carry out the provisions of NRS 439.514 to 439.525, inclusive, the Division shall, within the limits of available money, and with the advice and recommendations of the Advisory Council: (a) Periodically prepare burden reports concerning healt…

NRS 439.522 Public hearings. The Division may, within the limits of available money, hold public hearings at such times and places as it determines necessary to provide the general public and representatives of governmental agencies and organizations interested in the Program or …

NRS 439.523 Authority of Division to enter into contracts and award grants. The Division may, within the limits of available money, enter into contracts with or award grants to public or private entities that have the appropriate expertise to provide any services necessary to car…

NRS 439.525 Gifts, grants and contributions: Accounting; use; administration. 1. The Division may apply for and accept any available gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money to carry out the provisions of NRS 439.514 to 439.525, inclusive. 2. Any money that is acce…

NRS 439.5252 Definitions. As used in NRS 439.5252 to 439.5284, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.5254 to 439.5266, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2068)

NRS 439.5254 “Designated department” defined. “Designated department” means: 1. The Department of Brain Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, or its successor department; or 2. If that department ceases to exist, another department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,…

NRS 439.5256 “Health care facility” defined. “Health care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 162A.740. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2068)

NRS 439.5258 “Neurodegenerative disease” defined. “Neurodegenerative disease” means a chronic and progressive neurological disease that affects the central nervous system and causes neurons to stop working or die, including, without limitation, Parkinson’s disease, Parkinsonisms,…

NRS 439.5262 “Parkinsonisms” defined. “Parkinsonisms” means conditions that cause a combination of the movement abnormalities seen in Parkinson’s disease which overlap with and evolve from Parkinson’s disease. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2068)

NRS 439.5264 “Parkinson’s disease” defined. “Parkinson’s disease” means a chronic and progressive neurological disorder resulting from a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine as a consequence of specific degenerative changes in the basal ganglia of the brain. (Added to NRS …

NRS 439.5266 “Provider of health care” defined. “Provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2068)

NRS 439.5268 Authority to establish and maintain system for reporting information; access of Chief Medical Officer and Department of Human Services to data and reports. 1. The designated department may establish and maintain a system for the reporting of information on neurodegen…