Identifying data concerning person with history of viral hepatitis may be furnished to blood bank; confidentiality and unlawful use of data; penalty.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 460.020
in effect1. The State Board of Health, the Chief Medical Officer and any health authority, as defined in NRS 439.005 , may disseminate to any blood bank in the State of Nevada identifying data concerning any person with a history of viral hepatitis.
2. The State Board of Health shall, pursuant to NRS 441A.120 , adopt regulations specifying the identifying data to be disseminated to blood banks pursuant to subsection 1.
3. Any identifying data received by a blood bank pursuant to this section is confidential and may be used only for screening prospective blood donors.
4. Any person who has access to identifying data disseminated to a blood bank pursuant to this section and who divulges or uses such information in any manner except to screen prospective blood donors is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-460.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026