Nevada Revised Statutes 442.700 – Department to encourage performance of tests; reports of results
1. The Department shall encourage each provider of health care or other services who:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 442.700
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 442.003
- Laboratory: has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 652. See Nevada Revised Statutes 442.003
- Provider of health care or other services: means :
(a) A clinical alcohol and drug counselor who is licensed, or an alcohol and drug counselor who is licensed or certified, pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS;
(b) A physician or a physician assistant who is licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS and who practices in the area of obstetrics and gynecology, family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics or psychiatry;
(c) A licensed nurse;
(d) A licensed psychologist;
(e) A licensed marriage and family therapist;
(f) A licensed clinical professional counselor;
(g) A licensed social worker;
(h) A licensed dietitian; or
(i) The holder of a certificate of registration as a pharmacist. See Nevada Revised Statutes 442.003
(a) Is qualified to conduct blood tests during the course of his or her practice to perform, or cause to be performed, a test to determine the amount of lead in the blood of each child receiving services from the provider of health care or other services when the child:
(1) Reaches 12 and 24 months of age, respectively; or
(2) At least once before the child reaches 6 years of age.
(b) Provides early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment services to a child in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq. to conduct, or cause to be conducted, a screening for the amount of lead in the blood of the child in accordance with the guidelines of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
2. Any result of a blood test specified in subsection 1 which is obtained by using a capillary specimen and which indicates an amount of lead in the blood that is greater than the amount designated by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists or, if that organization ceases to exist, an organization designated by regulation of the State Board of Health, as indicating an elevated amount of lead must, as soon as practicable after the result is obtained, be confirmed by a second test using a sample of blood from a vein of the child.
3. Each qualified laboratory, office of a provider of health care or other services or medical facility that conducts a blood test for the presence of lead in a child who is under 18 years of age shall, as soon as practicable after conducting the test, submit a report of the results of the test to the appropriate health authority in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Health. The report must include, without limitation:
(a) The name, sex, race, ethnicity and date of birth of the child;
(b) The address of the child, including, without limitation, the county and zip code in which the child resides;
(c) The date on which the sample was collected;
(d) The type of sample that was collected; and
(e) The name and contact information of the provider of health care who ordered the test.
4. As used in this section:
(a) ’Health authority’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 441A.050.
(b) ’Medical facility’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151.