Volunteer emergency medical dispatchers and volunteer medical directors of agencies which employ emergency medical dispatchers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.507
in effect1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a volunteer emergency medical dispatcher is immune from civil liability for damages sustained as a result of any act or omission by the dispatcher in the use of a medical priority dispatch system, if:
(a) The dispatcher has, in good faith, followed the protocols of such a system to establish the priority of calls for medical help or to provide preliminary instructions to a person calling for such help;
(b) The protocols for the system have been approved by the medical director of the local emergency medical service; and
(c) The act or omission of the dispatcher does not amount to gross negligence or willful misconduct.
2. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a volunteer medical director of a public or private agency, including a health facility, which employs an emergency medical dispatcher is immune from civil liability for damages sustained as a result of any act or omission by the agency if:
(a) The agency uses a medical priority dispatch system;
(b) The agency maintains a quality assurance program for that system; and
(c) The act or omission of the agency does not amount to gross negligence or willful misconduct.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Emergency medical dispatcher has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.063 .
(b) Health facility has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.015 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-041.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026