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NRS 439.855 - Notification of patients involved in sentinel events.

NV Rev Stat § 439.855 (2019) (N/A)
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1. Each health 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 health 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 health 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; A 2019, 1670)

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