441A.335 - Declaration of legislative intent. - Nevada Statutes

441A.335  Declaration of legislative intent.  It is the intent of the Legislature that:

      1.  The State Board of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, and all district, county and city health departments, boards of health and health officers, medical facilities and providers of health care work together in a collaborative manner to ensure that testing for the human immunodeficiency virus and related counseling services are offered in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.

      2.  Information pertaining to testing for the human immunodeficiency virus be reported and maintained in accordance with existing state and federal privacy laws.

      3.  Information pertaining to cases of the human immunodeficiency virus not be used for any purpose other than public health practices, including, without limitation, surveillance and epidemiology.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 2174)