Respond to lawsuits and legal actions We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.
Nevada Attorney General and Grand Jury Investigations We may disclose health information if asked to do so by an investigator for the Nevada Attorney General, or a grand jury, investigating an alleged violation of Nevada laws prohibiting patient neglect, elder abuse, or submission of false claims to the Medicaid program. We may also disclose health information to an investigator for the Nevada Attorney General investigating an alleged violation of Nevada workers’ compensation laws.
Nevada Board of Medical Examiners / State Board of Osteopathic Medicine In the event that a provider is unable to keep his or her office open due to death, disability, incarceration, or other incapacitation, the Board of Medical Examiners may take possession of the patient records in the provider’ s possession with the intent of either making those records available to the patients or by forwarding the records to the patient’ s new provider.
State-Based Health Information Exchange( HIE) This facility may participate in statewide internet-based HIE. As permitted by law, your health information will be shared through the HIE to provide faster access, better coordination of care and to assist healthcare providers, health plans, and public health officials in making more informed decisions. You may be asked to opt in to the HIE but can contact HealthHIE Nevada at any time to change your selection.
Special Protections for Substance Use Disorder Records( 42 CFR Part 2)
Certain health information we maintain is subject to additional federal privacy protections. If we create, receive, maintain, or transmit records that identify you as having sought or received substance use disorder( SUD) diagnosis, treatment, or referral for treatment, those records may be protected by 42 CFR Part 2, a federal law that is more restrictive than HIPAA.
How We May Use and Disclose Part 2 Records
• We may use and disclose these records only as permitted by both HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• If you provide a valid written consent for treatment, payment, and health care operations, we may use and disclose your Part 2 records for those purposes as described in this Notice.
• Except as otherwise permitted by law, Part 2 generally prohibits the use or disclosure of these records without your written authorization.
Restrictions on Legal Proceedings
• Part 2 records, and testimony describing their contents, may not be used or disclosed in any civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceeding against you by any federal, state, or local authority unless: o You provide a specific written consent for that use or disclosure; or o A court order authorizes the use or disclosure after you and the holder of the records have been provided notice and an opportunity to be heard, as required by law.
• Any court order permitting such use or disclosure must be supported by a subpoena or other legal process compelling disclosure before the records are used or disclosed.
Effective April 2004 Revision History: 2 / 2026; 1 / 2025; 1 / 2023; 1 / 2021; 3 / 2018; 7 / 2015; 3 / 2007