Statute 433b 200

1. If a consumer in a division facility is transferred to another division facility or to a medical facility, a facility for the dependent or a physician licensed to practice medicine, the division facility shall forward a copy of the medical records of the consumer, on or before the date the consumer is transferred, to the facility or physician. Except as otherwise required by 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2, the division facility is not required to obtain the oral or written consent of the consumer to forward a copy of the medical records. 2. As used in this section, 'medical records' includes a medical history of the consumer, a summary of the current physical condition of the consumer and a discharge summary which contains the information necessary for the proper treatment of the consumer. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2710; A 1995, 721; 2011, 433)