Nevada Code § 629.045

Provider of health care required to report persons having burn injuries sustained from open flame, explosion or flash fire; immunity of certain persons from civil action for disclosure
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1. Every provider of health care to whom
any person who sustains an injury caused by an open flame, explosion or flash
fire comes or is brought for the treatment of:
(a) Second or third degree burns to 5 percent or
more of the body;
(b) Burns to the upper respiratory tract or
laryngeal edema resulting from the inhalation of heated air; or
(c) Burns which may result in death,
shall
promptly report that information to the appropriate local fire department.
2. The report required by subsection 1
must include:
(a) The name and address of the person treated,
if known;
(b) The location of the person treated; and
(c) The character and extent of the injuries.
3. A person required to make a report
pursuant to subsection 1 shall, within 7 working days after treating the
person, submit a written report to:
(a) The appropriate local fire department in
counties whose population is 100,000 or more; or
(b) The State Fire Marshal in counties whose
population is less than 100,000.
The report
must be on a form approved by the appropriate local fire department or the
State Fire Marshal, as applicable.
4. A provider of health care and his or
her agents and employees are immune from any civil action for any disclosures made
in good faith in accordance with the provisions of this section or any
consequential damages.

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