NRS442.680. Examination required; confirmation of results; exception to requirement; regulations. [Effective July 1, 2015.]

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any physician, midwife or nurse attending or assisting in any way any infant at childbirth at an obstetric center or a hospital which regularly offers obstetric services in the normal course of business and not only on an emergency basis shall make or cause to be made an examination of the infant, to determine whether the infant may suffer from critical congenital heart disease, including, without limitation, conducting pulse oximetry screening. If the physician, midwife or nurse who conducts the examination is not the attending physician of the infant, the physician, midwife or nurse shall submit the results of the examination to the attending physician of the infant.

      2.  If the examination reveals that an infant may suffer from critical congenital heart disease, the attending physician of the infant shall conduct an examination to confirm whether the infant does suffer from critical congenital heart disease. If the attending physician determines that the infant suffers from critical congenital heart disease, the attending physician must:

      (a) Report the condition to the Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Chief Medical Officer; and

      (b) Discuss the condition with the parent, parents or other persons responsible for the care of the infant and inform them of the treatment necessary for the amelioration of the condition.

      3.  An examination of an infant is not required pursuant to this section if either parent files a written objection with the person responsible for conducting the examination or with the obstetric center or hospital at which the infant is born.

      4.  The State Board of Health may adopt such regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 2115, effective July 1, 2015)