Access by Administrator to certain records of defendant in possession of Department of Corrections or local detention facility authorized for purpose of evaluating and treating defendant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 178.453
in effect1. The Administrator or the Administrators designee may request from the Department of Corrections access to any records in its possession which contain information that may assist in evaluating and treating a defendant who previously has served a term of imprisonment under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and who is committed to the custody of or ordered to report to the Administrator or the Administrators designee pursuant to NRS 178.425 , 178.460 , 178.461 or 178.464 .
2. Unless otherwise ordered by a court, upon request of the Administrator or the Administrators designee for access to records of a defendant pursuant to subsection 1, the Department of Corrections, through the Medical Director, shall provide access to any such records, including, without limitation, relevant medical and mental health records, for the limited purpose of allowing the Administrator or the Administrators designee to evaluate and treat the defendant.
3. The Administrator or the Administrators designee may request from a local detention facility access to any records in its possession which contain information that may assist in evaluating and treating a defendant who has previously been detained or ordered to serve a term of imprisonment in the local detention facility and who is committed to the custody of or ordered to report to the Administrator or the Administrators designee pursuant to NRS 178.425 , 178.460 , 178.461 or 178.464 .
4. Unless otherwise ordered by a court, upon request of the Administrator or the Administrators designee for access to records of a defendant pursuant to subsection 3, a local detention facility shall provide access to any such records, including, without limitation, relevant medical and mental health records, for the limited purpose of allowing the Administrator or the Administrators designee to evaluate and treat the defendant.
5. No oral or written consent of the defendant is required for the Administrator or the Administrators designee to obtain access to records from the Department of Corrections or a local detention facility pursuant to this section.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Local detention facility means a county, city or town jail or detention facility.
(b) Medical Director has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.077 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-178.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026