2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health
NRS 439.594 - Immunity from liability for governing entity, administrator of system and health information exchange.

The governing entity established or contracted with pursuant to NRS 439.588, a public or private entity with whom the governing entity contracts to administer the statewide health information system pursuant to NRS 439.588, and any health information exchange with which the governing entity contracts pursuant to NRS 439.588 that with reasonable care includes or causes to be included in the statewide health information exchange system apparently genuine health-related information that was provided to the governing entity, administrator or health information exchange, as applicable, is immune from civil and criminal liability for including the information in the statewide health information exchange system if reliance on that information by a health care provider results in an undesirable or adverse outcome if:

1. The information in the statewide health information exchange system mirrors the information that was provided to the governing entity, administrator or health information exchange;

2. The health care provider was informed of known risks associated with the quality and accuracy of information included in the statewide health information exchange system;

3. Any inaccuracy in the information included in the statewide health information exchange system was not caused by the governing entity, administrator or the health information exchange; and

4. The information in the statewide health information exchange system:

(a) Was incomplete, if applicable, because a health care provider elected not to participate in the system; or

(b) Was not available, if applicable, because of operational issues with the system, which may include, without limitation, maintenance or inoperability of the system.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 1758)