Disclosure on Internet website by State Board of Health and certain regulatory boards concerning destruction of records; regulations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 629.053
in effect1. The State Board of Health and each board created pursuant to chapter 630 , 630A , 631 , 632 , 633 , 634 , 634A , 635 , 636 , 637 , 637B , 640 , 640A , 640B , 640C , 641 , 641A , 641B , 641C or 641D of NRS shall post on its website on the Internet, if any, a statement which discloses that:
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 7 of NRS 629.051 :
(1) The health care records of a person who is less than 23 years of age may not be destroyed; and
(2) The health care records of a person who has attained the age of 23 years may be destroyed for those records which have been retained for at least 5 years or for any longer period provided by federal law; and
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of NRS 629.051 and unless a longer period is provided by federal law, the health care records of a patient who is 23 years of age or older may be destroyed after 5 years pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 629.051 .
2. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations prescribing the contents of the statements required pursuant to this section.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-629.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026