EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. NRS 629.061 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 629.061 1. Each provider of health care shall make the health care

2-1 (d) Any authorized representative or investigator of a state licensing

2-2 board during the course of any investigation authorized by law.

2-3 The records must be made available at a place within the depository

2-4 convenient for physical inspection, and inspection must be permitted at all

2-5 reasonable office hours and for a reasonable length of time. If the records

2-6 are located outside this state, the provider shall make any records requested

2-7 pursuant to this section available in this state for inspection within 10

2-8 working days after the request.

2-9 2. The provider of health care shall also furnish a copy of the records

2-10 to each person described in subsection 1 who requests it and pays the

2-11 actual cost of postage, if any, the costs of making the copy, not to exceed

2-12 60 cents per page for photocopies and a reasonable cost for copies of X-ray

2-13 photographs and other health and care records produced by similar

2-14 processes. No administrative fee or additional service fee of any kind may

2-15 be charged for furnishing such a copy.

2-16 3. Each person who owns or operates an ambulance in this state shall

2-17 make his records regarding a sick or injured patient available for physical

2-18 inspection by:

2-19 (a) The patient or a representative with written authorization from the

2-20 patient; or

2-21 (b) Any authorized representative or investigator of a state licensing

2-22 board during the course of any investigation authorized by law.

2-23 The records must be made available at a place within the depository

2-24 convenient for physical inspection, and inspection must be permitted at all

2-25 reasonable office hours and for a reasonable length of time. The person

2-26 who owns or operates an ambulance shall also furnish a copy of the

2-27 records to each person described in this subsection who requests it and

2-28 pays the actual cost of postage, if any, and the costs of making the copy,

2-29 not to exceed 60 cents per page for photocopies. No administrative fee or

2-30 additional service fee of any kind may be charged for furnishing a copy of

2-31 the records.

2-32 4. Records made available to a representative or investigator must not

2-33 be used at any public hearing unless:

2-34 (a) The patient named in the records has consented in writing to their

2-35 use; or

2-36 (b) Appropriate procedures are utilized to protect the identity of the

2-37 patient from public disclosure.

2-38 5. Subsection 4 does not prohibit:

2-39 (a) A state licensing board from providing to a provider of health care

2-40 or owner or operator of an ambulance against whom a complaint or written

2-41 allegation has been filed, or to his attorney, information on the identity of a

2-42 patient whose records may be used in a public hearing relating to the

3-1 complaint or allegation, but the provider of health care or owner or

3-2 operator of an ambulance and his attorney shall keep the information

3-3 confidential.

3-4 (b) The attorney general from using health care records in the course of

3-5 a civil or criminal action against the patient or provider of health care.

3-6 6. A provider of health care or owner or operator of an ambulance, his

3-7 agents and employees are immune from any civil action for any disclosures

3-8 made in accordance with the provisions of this section or any

3-9 consequential damages.

3-10 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.