NAC441A.935. Reporting of additional information to system upon request by health authority; information of personal nature deemed confidential medical information.

     1. If an emergency facility, a health care provider or a pharmacy reports information to a health authority pursuant to NAC 441A.920, 441A.925 or 441A.930 and the health authority obtains an epidemiological analysis of that information which reveals a pattern of illness that suggests a potential outbreak of illness or other public health emergency, the health authority may require the emergency facility, health care provider or pharmacy to report additional information, which may include, without limitation, information of a personal nature about a patient.

     2. Information of a personal nature about a patient that is reported to a health authority pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be confidential medical information that is subject to the provisions of NRS 441A.220.

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