Chief administrative officer of each hospital must prepare and make available list of patients who are under the age of seven and have one or more birth defects, as well as patients discharged with adverse birth outcomes.
The chief administrative officer of each hospital and obstetric center or a representative of the officer.
Annually
NV State Chief Medical Officer
4126 Technology Way
Suite 200
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-4243
Fax: (775) 684-5999
The name of a patient must be excluded from the information prepared and made available pursuant to subsection 1 if the patient or, if the patient is a minor, a parent or legal guardian of the patient has requested in writing to exclude the name of the patient from that information in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 442.320. The provisions of this subsection do not relieve the chief administrative officer of the duty of preparing and making available the information required by subsection 1. (NRS 442.325 )
From the attached, "Nevada Birth Outcomes Monitoring System Third Biennial Report 2007-2011 Data":
"A letter is sent to the parent/guardian of each child identified with an adverse birth outcome. Parents are given the option to remove their child’s name from NBOMS; however, other information will remain in the registry. Parents are advised that access to information contained in the system is limited to persons authorized by the Chief Medical Officer or the University School of Medicine, and that any information revealing the identity of a patient will remain confidential."
NRS 442.325 Provision of certain information by chief administrative officer of hospital or obstetric center; exclusion of name of patient; preparation of abstracts.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the chief administrative officer of each hospital and obstetric center or a representative of the officer shall:
(a) Prepare and make available to the Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Officer a list of:
(1) Patients who are under 7 years of age and have been diagnosed with one or more birth defects; and
(2) Patients discharged with adverse birth outcomes; and
(b) Make available to the Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Officer the records of the hospital or obstetric center regarding:
(1) Patients who are under 7 years of age and have been diagnosed with one or more birth defects; and
(2) Patients discharged with adverse birth outcomes.
2. The name of a patient must be excluded from the information prepared and made available pursuant to subsection 1 if the patient or, if the patient is a minor, a parent or legal guardian of the patient has requested in writing to exclude the name of the patient from that information in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 442.320. The provisions of this subsection do not relieve the chief administrative officer of the duty of preparing and making available the information required by subsection 1.
3. The Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Officer shall abstract from the records and lists required to be prepared and made available pursuant to this section such information as is required by the State Board of Health for inclusion in the system.
4. As used in this section, “hospital” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.012.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3509)
From the attached, "Nevada Birth Outcomes Monitoring System Third Biennial Report 2007-2011 Data":
"NBOMS utilizes an “active surveillance” system to track adverse birth outcomes in Nevada. This means that hospital staff and medical professionals are not required to report birth defects, but that trained program staff regularly visit medical facilities to review records and gather data."
