{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-41.507","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 41.507","heading":"Volunteer emergency medical dispatchers and volunteer medical directors of agencies which employ emergency medical dispatchers.","body":"1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a volunteer emergency medical dispatcher is immune from civil liability for damages sustained as a result of any act or omission by the dispatcher in the use of a medical priority dispatch system, if:\n(a) The dispatcher has, in good faith, followed the protocols of such a system to establish the priority of calls for medical help or to provide preliminary instructions to a person calling for such help;\n(b) The protocols for the system have been approved by the medical director of the local emergency medical service; and\n(c) The act or omission of the dispatcher does not amount to gross negligence or willful misconduct.\n2. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a volunteer medical director of a public or private agency, including a health facility, which employs an emergency medical dispatcher is immune from civil liability for damages sustained as a result of any act or omission by the agency if:\n(a) The agency uses a medical priority dispatch system;\n(b) The agency maintains a quality assurance program for that system; and\n(c) The act or omission of the agency does not amount to gross negligence or willful misconduct.\n3. As used in this section:\n(a) “Emergency medical dispatcher” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.063.\n(b) “Health facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.015.","path":["TITLE 3 — REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 41 - ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN PARTICULAR CASES CONCERNING PERSONS","LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO RENDER EMERGENCY CARE OR GRATUITOUS CARE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-041.html#NRS041Sec507","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"f8ffeac8c205d020446913b372b303405326120e88c3932e24375efdc3ea53c8","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-41.506","next":"us-nv/nrs-41.5075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}