§ 441A.150 Reporting occurrences of communicable diseases to health authority; reporting cases or suspected cases of drug overdose or attempted suicide to Chief Medical Officer
§ 441A.160 Investigation: Powers of health authority to conduct investigation of communicable disease; order to require person to submit to examination; order of isolation, quarantine or treatment; regulations concerning appeal of order to submit to examinat
§ 441A.163 Investigation: Powers of health authority to conduct investigation of infectious disease or exposure to biological, radiological or chemical agent; reports; regulations
§ 441A.165 Investigation: Powers of health authority to access medical records, laboratory records and other information in possession of health care provider or medical facility; payment of certain costs related to investigation
§ 441A.166 Investigation: Subpoena to compel production of medical records, laboratory records and other information; court order directing witness to appear for failure to produce
§ 441A.167 Investigation: Law enforcement agencies and political subdivisions authorized to share certain information and medical records with state and local health authorities; regulations
§ 441A.169 Investigation: Powers of health authority to issue cease and desist order to health care provider or medical facility; injunction
§ 441A.170 Weekly reports to Chief Medical Officer
§ 441A.180 Contagious person to prevent exposure to others; warning by health authority; penalties; affirmative defenses; acts that do not violate section; prohibition on charging person with other offenses
§ 441A.190 Control of disease within schools, child care facilities, medical facilities and correctional facilities
§ 441A.195 Testing of person or decedent who may have exposed law enforcement officer, correctional officer, emergency medical attendant, firefighter, county coroner or medical examiner, person employed by or volunteering for agency of criminal justice or ce
§ 441A.200 Right to receive treatment from physician or clinic of choice; Board may prescribe method of treatment
§ 441A.210 Rights and duties of person who depends exclusively on prayer for healing
§ 441A.220 Confidentiality of information; permissible disclosure
§ 441A.230 Disclosure of personal information prohibited without consent

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 441A > Reporting of Occurrences; Investigations; Actions to Protect Public Health and Safety

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.