NEVADA- HOSPITAL MANDATORY REPORTING GUIDE
Nevada — Hospital Mandatory Reporting Guide
Category 1 — Adverse Events
No statewide mandatory hospital adverse-event reporting system identified in OIG’s 2008 inventory (verify whether enacted/changed since 2008).
Who Must Report: N/A.
Deadline: N/A.
Destination: N/A.
Citation: Source.
Attorney Notes: Hospitals still have other mandatory reporting duties and federal/contractual obligations.
Category 2 — Child Abuse / Neglect
Trigger: Reasonable cause to believe a child has been abused or neglected.
Who Must Report: Mandated reporters including hospital personnel.
Deadline: As soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 24 hours.
Destination: Child Protective Services or law enforcement.
Citation: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.220.
Attorney Notes: Nevada’s 24‑hour outer limit creates a clear compliance benchmark.
Category 3 — Weapon Injuries
Trigger: Treatment of gunshot wound.
Who Must Report: Physicians, hospitals.
Deadline: Immediately.
Destination: Local law enforcement.
Citation: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 629.041.
Attorney Notes: Creates a law‑enforcement notice trail relevant to reconstructing timelines.
Category 4 — Communicable Diseases
Trigger: Diagnosis, suspicion, or laboratory identification of a reportable disease or outbreak.
Who Must Report: Providers and laboratories.
Deadline: Condition‑specific; many require immediate or 24‑hour reporting.
Destination: Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
Citation: Nevada Reportable Diseases List.
Attorney Notes: Time‑class structure supports outbreak‑control and foreseeability analysis.
Category 5 — Complaints / Investigations
Timeline: Nevada law authorizes complaint investigations but does not impose a statutory “start within X days” requirement.
Citation: Complaint authority exists; no explicit statutory timeline.
Attorney Notes: Delays may be scrutinized in serious patient‑safety cases.