2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 439 Administration of Public Health
NRS 439.855 Notification of patients involved in sentinel events.
NRS 439.855 Notification of patients involved in sentinel events.
1. Each medical facility that is located within this state shall designate a representative for the notification of patients who have been involved in sentinel events at that medical facility.
2. A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall, not later than 7 days after discovering or becoming aware of a sentinel event that occurred at the medical facility, provide notice of that fact to each patient who was involved in that sentinel event.
3. The provision of notice to a patient pursuant to subsection 2 must not, in any action or proceeding, be considered an acknowledgment or admission of liability.
4. A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 may or may not be the same person who serves as the facility's patient safety officer.
(Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 14)
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