Nevada Code § 449.102

Duties of licensed facility to protect privacy of patient or resident
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A medical facility,
facility for the dependent or facility which is otherwise required by
regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS
449.0303 to be licensed shall:
1. Maintain the confidentiality of
personally identifiable information concerning the sexual orientation of a
patient or resident, whether the patient or resident is transgender or has undergone
gender-affirming surgery and the human immunodeficiency virus status of the
patient or resident and take reasonable actions to prevent the unauthorized
disclosure of such information;
2. Prohibit employees or independent
contractors of the facility who are not performing a physical examination or
directly providing care to a patient or resident from being present during any
portion of the physical examination or care, as applicable, during which the
patient or resident is fully or partially unclothed without the express
permission of the patient or resident or the authorized representative of the
patient or resident;
3. Use visual barriers, including, without
limitation, doors, curtains and screens, to provide privacy for patients or
residents who are fully or partially unclothed; and
4. Allow a patient or resident to refuse
to be examined, observed or treated by an employee or independent contractor of
the facility for a purpose that is primarily educational rather than
therapeutic.

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