Nevada Code § 178.453

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
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1. 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 .

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