Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health
Section 439.Sec. 2.2 - NEW

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 439.Sec. 2.2

Current through December 12, 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each facility described in subsection 3 of NRS 439.4976 and each provider of health care described in subsection 4 of that section shall report the information prescribed by subsection 3 of this section to the Chief Medical Officer on a paper or electronic form prescribed by the Chief Medical Officer.

2. A facility or provider of health care shall submit a report pursuant to subsection 1 for each patient for whom:

(a) The facility or provider of health care diagnoses a case of lupus and its variants; or

(b) Lupus and its variants is the primary complaint of the patient, as documented in the description of the diagnosis of the patient in the record of the patient by the use of a code established in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, adopted by the National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or the code used in any successor classification system adopted by the National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, for which "lupus" is listed in the description of the diagnosis.

3. Each report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must include:

(a) The name, address, date of birth, sex at birth, gender identity or expression, race and ethnicity of the patient;

(b) The name, address and telephone number of the facility or provider of health care;

(c) The date on which the facility or provider of health care diagnosed or treated the patient;

(d) If the facility or provider of health care referred the patient to a hospital, medical laboratory or other facility for further diagnosis or treatment for lupus and its variants, the name, address and telephone number of that hospital, medical laboratory or other facility;

(e) Any other significant comorbidities with which the patient has been diagnosed, including, without limitation, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, fibromyalgia, any autoimmune disease other than lupus and its variants or severe skin infection; and

(f) The information prescribed by paragraphs (b), (c) and (f) of subsection 2 of NRS 439.4978.

4. If the Chief Medical Officer requests any additional information from a facility or provider of health care that submits a report pursuant to this section, the facility or provider of health care shall provide that information to the Chief Medical Officer.

5. A report pursuant to this section must be made:

(a) For a diagnosis made or an encounter with a patient for whom lupus and its variants was the primary complaint that occurs on or before June 30 of any calendar year, not later than September 30 of that calendar year.

(b) For a diagnosis made or an encounter with a patient for whom lupus and its variants was the primary complaint that occurs after June 30 of any calendar year, not later than March 31 of the immediately following calendar year.

6. A person or entity who owns and operates multiple facilities that are required to submit a report pursuant to this section may submit one report for all such facilities and is not required to segregate the information in the report by facility or provider of health care.

7. A case shall be deemed not to have been directly referred to a provider of health care or previously admitted to a hospital, medical laboratory or other facility for the purposes of subsection 4 of NRS 439.4976, and a provider of health care shall submit a report pursuant to subsection 1 for such a case, if:

(a) Lupus and its variants is the primary complaint that resulted in the visit to the provider of health care; or

(b) The provider of health care initiates a new treatment for lupus and its variants.

8. A hospital that reports information concerning the discharge of patients to the Department pursuant to NRS 449.485:

(a) Is not required to submit a report pursuant to this section; and

(b) Shall provide to the Chief Medical Officer upon request any records or other information related to a case of lupus and its variants.

9. A facility or provider of health care required to submit a report pursuant to this section may request that the Division abstract the information prescribed by subsection 3 from the records of the facility or the provider. Such a request must be made before the date by which the facility or provider is required by subsection 5 to report the information.

10. The Division shall impose against each facility or provider of health care that fails to comply with the requirements of this section an administrative penalty of $200 for each calendar year in which such a failure occurs.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R108-22A, eff. 7/31/2023

NRS 439.200, 439.4978, 439.498

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