{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-439.855","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 439.855","heading":"Notification of patients involved in sentinel events.","body":"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.\n2. 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.\n3. 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.\n4. A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 may or may not be the same person who serves as the facility’s patient safety officer.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 439 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH","HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PATIENTS AT CERTAIN HEALTH FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-439.html#NRS439Sec855","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:39Z","sha256":"602150a149e1158128ef318d217f1df078c894143bd8976db6601aff5ecef094","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-439.847","next":"us-nv/nrs-439.856"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}