Division facility required to forward consumers medical records upon transfer of consumer from facility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 433B.200
in effect1. If a consumer in a division facility is transferred to another division facility or to a medical facility, a facility for the dependent or a physician licensed to practice medicine, the division facility shall forward a copy of the medical records of the consumer, on or before the date the consumer is transferred, to the facility or physician. Except as otherwise required by 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2, the division facility is not required to obtain the oral or written consent of the consumer to forward a copy of the medical records.
2. As used in this section, medical records includes a medical history of the consumer, a summary of the current physical condition of the consumer and a discharge summary which contains the information necessary for the proper treatment of the consumer.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-433B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026