2025 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health
NRS 439.587 - Designation of Director as state authority for health information technology; authorization to establish or contract with one or more health information exchanges; adoption of regulations and other necessary actions authorized.

Universal Citation:
NV Rev Stat § 439.587 (2025)
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1. The Director is the state authority for health information technology.

2. The Director may establish or contract with one or more health information exchanges to be responsible for compiling statewide master indexes of patients, health care providers and payers. The Director may by regulation prescribe the requirements for such a health information exchange, including, without limitation, the procedure by which any patient, health care provider or payer master index created pursuant to any contract is transferred to the State upon termination of the contract.

3. The Director may enter into contracts, apply for and accept available gifts, grants and donations, and adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 1755; A 2015, 1038; 2023, 1843)

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