439.855 - Notification of patients involved in sentinel events. - Nevada Statutes

439.855  Notification of patients involved in sentinel events.

      1.  Each medical facility that is located within this state shall designate a representative for the notification of patients who have been involved in sentinel events at that medical facility.

      2.  A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall, not later than 7 days after discovering or becoming aware of a sentinel event that occurred at the medical facility, provide notice of that fact to each patient who was involved in that sentinel event.

      3.  The provision of notice to a patient pursuant to subsection 2 must not, in any action or proceeding, be considered an acknowledgment or admission of liability.

      4.  A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 may or may not be the same person who serves as the facility’s patient safety officer.

      (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 14)