439.855 - Notification of patients involved in sentinel events.
439.855 Notification of patients involved in sentinel events.
1. Each medical facility that is located within this state shall designate a representative for the notification of patients who have been involved in sentinel events at that medical facility.
2. A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall, not later than 7 days after discovering or becoming aware of a sentinel event that occurred at the medical facility, provide notice of that fact to each patient who was involved in that sentinel event.
3. The provision of notice to a patient pursuant to subsection 2 must not, in any action or proceeding, be considered an acknowledgment or admission of liability.
4. A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 may or may not be the same person who serves as the facility’s patient safety officer.
(Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 14)