Nevada Quarantine and Isolation Statutes

Isolation and Quarantine of Persons or Groups of Persons

Authority. 1. If a health authority isolates, quarantines or treats a person or group of persons infected with, exposed to, or reasonably believed by a health authority to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, the authority must isolate, quarantine or treat the person or group of persons in the manner set forth inNRS 441A.510to441A.720, inclusive.

2. A health authority shall provide each person whom it isolates or quarantines pursuant toNRS 441A.510to441A.720, inclusive, with a document informing the person of his or her rights. The Board shall adopt regulations:

(a) Setting forth the rights of a person who is isolated or quarantined that must be included in the document provided pursuant to this subsection; and

(b) Specifying the time and manner in which the document must be provided pursuant to this subsection.

NRS 441A.180

Penalties. 1. A person who has a communicable disease in an infectious state shall not conduct himself or herself in any manner likely to expose others to the disease or engage in any occupation in which it is likely that the disease will be transmitted to others.

2. A health authority who has reason to believe that a person is in violation of subsection 1 shall issue a warning to that person, in writing, informing the person of the behavior which constitutes the violation and of the precautions that the person must take to avoid exposing others to the disease. The warning must be served upon the person by delivering a copy to him or her.

3. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 after service upon him or her of a warning from a health authority is guilty of a misdemeanor.

NRS 441A.580

Police Power & Limitations. 1. No application or certificate authorized underNRS 441A.560or441A.570may be considered if made by a person on behalf of a medical facility or by a health authority, physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant tochapter 630or633of NRS or registered nurse who is related by blood or marriage to the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease, or who is financially interested, in a manner that would be prohibited pursuant toNRS 439B.425if the application or certificate were deemed a referral, in a medical facility in which the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease is to be detained.

2. No application or certificate of any health authority or person authorized underNRS 441A.560or441A.570may be considered unless it is based on personal observation, examination or epidemiological investigation of the person or group of persons alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease made by such health authority or person not more than 72 hours before the making of the application or certificate. The certificate must set forth in detail the facts and reasons on which the health authority or person who submitted the certificate pursuant toNRS 441A.570based his or her opinions and conclusions.