The Board shall adopt regulations that require a medical facility, facility for the dependent or facility which is otherwise required by regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 449.0303 to be licensed to: 1. Develop policies to ensure that a patient or resident is addressed by his or her preferred name and pronoun and in accordance with his or her gender identity or expression; 2. Adapt electronic records to reflect the gender identities or expressions of patients or residents with diverse gender identities or expressions, including, without limitation: (a) If the facility is a medical facility, adapting health records to meet the medical needs of patients or residents with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions, including, without limitation, integrating information concerning sexual orientation and gender identity or expression into electronic systems for maintaining health records; and (b) If the facility is a facility for the dependent or other residential facility, adapting electronic records to include: (1) The preferred name and pronoun and gender identity or expression of a resident; and (2) Any other information prescribed by regulation esidential facility, adapting electronic records to include: (1) The preferred name and pronoun and gender identity or expression of a resident; and (2) Any other information prescribed by regulation of the Board. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1335)
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