Any provider who administers any immunization to a child or adult shall report information concerning the person and the immunization provided to the Department for inclusion in the Immunization Information System (WebIZ).
Directly into the WebIZ system. Provider's must enroll in the system with the form provided below. The WebIZ website states that all new users who will add or modify data in Nevada WebIZ must attend a training session before they will be given a username and password to log in. For individuals that only need access to view data (such as a child care facility, or those that report data via HL7 electronic interface), a special User Confidentiality Agreement is available from the Helpdesk. The WebIZ contact information is below.
Note: A provider administering an immunization to a child or adult shall provide notice about the WebIZ system to the parent or guardian of the child or to the adult on a form provided by the Division. See also: "Mandated Postings - WebIZ Notice"
Nevada WebIZ
4150 Technology Way
Suite 210
Carson City, NV 89706
izit@health.nv.gov
Office: 775-684-5954
Fax: 775-687-7596
NRS 439.580 Penalties.
1. Any local health officer or a deputy of a local health officer who neglects or fails to enforce the provisions of this chapter in his or her jurisdiction, or neglects or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon him or her by this chapter or by the instructions and directions of the Division shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250.
2. Each person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or refuses or neglects to obey any lawful order, rule or regulation of the:
(a) State Board of Health or violates any rule or regulation approved by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 439.350, 439.366, 439.410 and 439.460; or
(b) Director adopted pursuant to NRS 439.538 or 439.581 to 439.595, inclusive,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Part 21:199:1911; RL § 2972; NCL § 5255] + [39:199:1911; added 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5268.05] — (NRS A 1963, 942; 1967, 577; 1969, 880; 1973, 314; 1979, 1469; 2005, 2467; 2011, 1760; 2013, 3042)
Parents and adults can access and print an official immunization record anytime by visiting the Nevada WebIZ Public Access Portal.
NRS 439.265 Immunization Information System: Establishment and administration; duty to report information concerning immunization administered to child; contents and form of report; parent or guardian to be provided information concerning System; parent or guardian may decline inclusion of information in System; disclosure of information; regulations.
1. The Department shall establish an Immunization Information System to collect information concerning the immunization of children in this State. The Immunization Information System must be administered by the State Board of Health.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who administers any immunization to a child which is recommended and approved by the United States Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or its successor organization, on or after July 1, 2009, shall report information concerning the child and the immunization provided to the child to the Department for inclusion in the Immunization Information System. The information reported must include, without limitation:
(a) The immunization provided to the child;
(b) The name of the child;
(c) Demographic information concerning the child, including, without limitation, the age, gender and race of the child; and
(d) Any other information required by regulation of the State Board of Health, taking into consideration applicable requirements for information relating to the immunization of children of:
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and
(2) Any other governmental entity.
3. A person who reports information pursuant to subsection 2 may also report information concerning the history of the immunizations of the child if known to the Department for inclusion in the Immunization Information System.
4. The State Board of Health shall establish the form for reporting information to the Department for inclusion in the Immunization Information System and the form which the person administering the immunization must provide to the parent or guardian of the child receiving the immunization. The form provided to the parent or guardian must inform the parent or guardian about the Immunization Information System and must allow the parent or guardian to decline inclusion of the information concerning his or her child in the System.
5. The information in the Immunization Information System may only be disclosed to any person who administers immunizations to a child to determine the immunization status of the child and to the persons or governmental entities authorized pursuant to the regulations adopted by the State Board of Health.
6. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1515)
See also: "Mandated Postings - WebIZ Notice"
