NAC453A.200. Submission; confidentiality; period for approval.  


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  •      1. A person may submit to the Chief Medical Officer, in the form prescribed by the Division, a petition requesting that a particular disease or condition be included among the diseases and conditions that qualify as chronic or debilitating medical conditions.

         2. The contents of a petition submitted pursuant to subsection 1 are confidential and, except as otherwise provided in NAC 453A.230, neither the Chief Medical Officer nor the Division shall disclose the name or other identifying information of:

         (a) The person who submitted the petition; or

         (b) The attending physician, if any, of the person who submitted the petition.

         3. The Division, through the Chief Medical Officer, will approve a petition submitted pursuant to subsection 1 within 180 days after the date on which the petition is received.

     (Added to NAC by Health Div. by R042-03, eff. 9-24-2003)