NAC449.61382. Medical records: Maintenance; access; authorized release; completion after discharge.

     1. Each independent center for emergency medical care shall maintain medical records in accordance with accepted professional practices for each patient admitted to the center.

     2. Only authorized personnel may have access to the medical records. Information contained in a medical record of a patient must not be released without the written consent of the patient or his or her guardian except:

     (a) As required by law;

     (b) Under a contract assented to by the patient with a person or entity who has agreed to pay for the medical expenses of the patient; or

     (c) As otherwise provided by the agreement of admission assented to by the patient.

     3. Original medical records must not be removed from an independent center for emergency medical care unless a court of competent jurisdiction authorizes their removal. A medical record may be microfilmed if the record can be legibly reproduced.

     4. Each medical record must be protected from loss, destruction and unauthorized use.

     5. If a licensee of an independent center for emergency medical care ceases the operation of the center, he or she shall notify the Division of the arrangements made for the safe preservation of and access to the medical records of each patient.

     6. The records of each patient discharged from an independent center for emergency medical care must be completed within 30 days after the date of discharge.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 11-1-95)