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NRS 439.593 - Immunity from liability for health care provider who uses health information exchange.

NV Rev Stat § 439.593 (2019) (N/A)
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A health care provider who with reasonable care relies upon an apparently genuine electronic health record accessed from a health information exchange to make a decision concerning the provision of health care to a patient is immune from civil or criminal liability for the decision if:

1. The electronic health record is inaccurate;

2. The inaccuracy was not caused by the health care provider;

3. The inaccuracy resulted in an inappropriate health care decision; and

4. The health care decision was appropriate based upon the information contained in the inaccurate electronic health record.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 1758; A 2015, 1043)

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