NAC630.243. Procedure for dealing with findings of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.

If a committee conducting an investigation pursuant to NRS 630.311 becomes aware that the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist who is subject to the investigation has tested positive for exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus, the committee shall appoint a group of specialists in the fields of public health and infectious diseases who shall:

     1. Review all the circumstances of the practice of the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist; and

     2. Advise the committee, in accordance with the guidelines on “Health Care Workers Infected with HIV” established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on the action, if any, the committee should take concerning the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R007-99, eff. 9-27-99; A by R108-01, 11-29-2001; R060-11, 5-30-2012)