NAC442.054. Review of certain records; identification and contact of patient.

In carrying out the provisions of NRS 442.300 to 442.330, inclusive, the Chief Medical Officer or a representative thereof:

     1. May review any:

     (a) Records of birth, stillbirth, death or fetal death maintained by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics;

     (b) Records of examinations or tests conducted pursuant to NRS 442.008; and

     (c) Lists or records made available pursuant to NRS 442.325,

Ê for any information pertinent to birth defects or adverse birth outcomes.

     2. Shall, upon identifying a patient who has:

     (a) A condition indicating that the patient may have a birth defect; or

     (b) Been discharged with an adverse birth outcome,

Ê contact the patient or, if the patient is a minor, a parent or legal guardian of the patient, to determine the extent to which the patient will participate in the activities of the system.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R176-99, eff. 2-10-2000)