Duties of hospital or independent center for emergency medical care concerning victim of mass casualty incident; reporting; recording of unique identifier; provision of information; immunity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449.1887
in effect1. If a hospital or an independent center for emergency medical care is located in a county in which the board of county commissioners has established an electronic database pursuant to NRS 244.3635 and is notified or otherwise becomes aware of a mass casualty incident, the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care shall, as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after receiving and registering a victim of the mass casualty incident as a patient at the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care, report to the electronic database the following information concerning the victim in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.510(b)(4) and in the form and manner determined by the board of county commissioners:
(a) The name of the victim, if known.
(b) The date of birth of the victim, if known.
(c) Any identifying physical characteristics of the victim.
2. A hospital or an independent center for emergency medical care shall:
(a) Include in the medical record of each patient who is the victim of a mass casualty incident a unique identifier established by the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care which allows the hospital or center to identify the patient as a victim of a mass casualty incident in the event that the patient wishes to receive long-term support services after discharge from the hospital or center; and
(b) Before discharging a patient who is the victim of a mass casualty incident, inquire whether the patient wishes to receive long-term support services and, if so, request that the patient provide written authorization for his or her information to remain in the electronic database established pursuant to NRS 244.3635 for the purpose of receiving such services.
3. A hospital, an independent center for emergency medical care and any agent or employee thereof are immune from civil liability for any report made in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this section and for any unauthorized acquisition of any information reported that may occur after the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care made a report in accordance with the requirements of this section.
4. A hospital or independent center for emergency medical care that fails to comply with the provisions of this section is not subject to any penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter for such failure to comply.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Long-term support services has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244.3635 .
(b) Mass casualty incident has the meaning ascribed to the term mass casualty event in 34 U.S.C. § 10281(o)(1)(A).
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-449.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026