Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY |
CHAPTER450B. Emergency Medical Services |
SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES CONCERNING EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
NRS450B.390. Limitations on effect of NRS 450B.340 to 450B.390, inclusive.
- The provisions of NRS 450B.340 to 450B.390, inclusive, must not be construed to:
1. Authorize any cause of action for damages or any civil penalty against a medical facility, county coroner, medical examiner or designated officer that fails to comply with any requirement of those provisions.
2. Require or authorize a medical facility, county coroner or medical examiner to test a victim of an emergency for the presence of an infectious disease.
3. Require or authorize a medical facility, county coroner, medical examiner, designated officer or emergency response employee to disclose the identity of or identifying information about a victim of an emergency or an emergency response employee.
4. Authorize an emergency response employee to fail to respond or deny services to a victim of an emergency.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 913)