NAC441A.850. Required contents of document informing persons of their rights.

A health authority that is required, pursuant to NRS 441A.510, to provide a person whom it isolates or quarantines with a document informing the person of his or her rights shall provide the person with the document as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than 24 hours, after the person is placed in isolation or quarantined. The document must read substantially as follows:

     1. You have the right to make a reasonable number of completed telephone calls from the place where you are isolated or quarantined as soon as reasonably possible after you are isolated or quarantined. (NRS 441A.520)

     2. You have the right to possess and use a cellular phone or any other similar means of communication to make and receive calls in the place where you are being isolated or quarantined. (NRS 441A.520)

     3. You have the right to refuse treatment, and you may not be required to submit to involuntary treatment unless a court orders you to submit to the treatment. (NRS 441A.530)

     4. If you voluntarily consent to be isolated or quarantined in a medical facility and the facility subsequently changes your status to an emergency isolation or quarantine:

     (a) You have the right to immediately challenge your detention in court; and

     (b) You have the right to be released not later than 48 hours after the medical facility changes your status unless:

          (1) You voluntarily consent to continue to be isolated or quarantined; or

          (2) A health authority files a petition in court to continue your involuntary isolation or quarantine. (NRS 441A.540)

     5. If you are detained in a medical facility, a residence or other safe location under emergency isolation or quarantine:

     (a) You have the right to immediately challenge your detention in court; and

     (b) You have the right to be released not later than 72 hours after you are detained unless:

          (1) You voluntarily consent to continue to be isolated or quarantined; or

          (2) A health authority files a petition in court to continue your involuntary isolation or quarantine. (NRS 441A.550)

     6. If a health authority files a petition in court for your involuntary isolation or quarantine:

     (a) You have the right to a hearing before a judge within 5 judicial days after the health authority files its petition. (NRS 441A.620)

     (b) You will be examined by at least one court-appointed physician before your hearing. (NRS 441A.630)

     (c) You have the right to be represented by an attorney. Unless you retain an attorney of your choice, the judge will appoint an attorney to represent you. You must pay for the services rendered by your appointed attorney unless you are indigent or you succeed in your challenge to your isolation or quarantine. (NRS 441A.660)

     (d) You have the right to be present by live telephonic conferencing or videoconferencing at any proceeding held by the judge and to testify on your own behalf to the extent that you can do so without endangering the health of others. (NRS 441A.680)

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R087-08, eff. 1-13-2011)