652.193 - Release of results of tests regarding patient of rural hospital. - Nevada Statutes

652.193  Release of results of tests regarding patient of rural hospital.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 442.325, a licensed laboratory may release the results of tests performed at the laboratory regarding a patient of a rural hospital only to:

      (a) The patient;

      (b) The physician who ordered the tests; and

      (c) A provider of health care who is currently treating or providing assistance in the treatment of the patient.

      2.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.

      (b) “Rural hospital” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0177.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1602; A 1999, 3516)