Section 441A.350 - Health care provider to report certain cases and suspected cases within 24 hours of discovery1. A health care provider shall report to the health authority within 24 hours of discovery of any case having active tuberculosis or any suspected case considered to have active tuberculosis who:(a) Fails to submit to medical treatment or who discontinues or fails to complete an effective course of medical treatment prescribed by a health care provider in accordance with the recommendations, guidelines and publications adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 441A.200; or(b) Has completed a course of medical treatment prescribed by a health care provider in accordance with the guidelines adopted by reference in paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NAC 441A.200.2. A health care provider shall report to the health authority within 5 days after the discovery of any case having latent tuberculosis, where the case has:(a) Shown a positive reaction to the Mantoux tuberculin skin test, interferon gamma release assay or another diagnostic test recognized by the United States Food and Drug Administration;(b) No radiological evidence of active tuberculosis in the lungs;(c) No signs or symptoms consistent with tuberculosis disease; and(d) No documented prior tuberculosis infection.3. A report made pursuant to subsection 2 must include: (a) The information required by NAC 441A.230;(b) The type of tuberculosis screening test used, the date on which the test was performed and the result of the test;(c) The date and result of any chest radiograph;(d) The date and result of a physical examination for signs or symptoms consistent with tuberculosis disease;(e) The identification of any immunocompromising conditions of the case or planned immunosuppression in the case; and(f) The date on which treatment for tuberculosis is initiated or refused by the case.Nev. Admin. Code § 441A.350
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92; A by R121-14, eff. 10/27/2015; A by R187-18A, eff. 6/12/2019; A by R148-22A, eff. 7/26/2023