Section 442.325 - Provision of certain information by chief administrative officer of hospital or freestanding birthing center; exclusion of name of patient; preparation of abstracts1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the chief administrative officer of each hospital and freestanding birthing center or a representative of the officer shall: (a) Prepare and make available to the Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Officer a list of: (1) Patients who are under 7 years of age and have been diagnosed with one or more birth defects; and(2) Patients discharged with adverse birth outcomes; and(b) Make available to the Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Officer the records of the hospital or freestanding birthing center regarding: (1) Patients who are under 7 years of age and have been diagnosed with one or more birth defects; and(2) Patients discharged with adverse birth outcomes.2. The name of a patient must be excluded from the information prepared and made available pursuant to subsection 1 if the patient or, if the patient is a minor, a parent or legal guardian of the patient has requested in writing to exclude the name of the patient from that information in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 442.320. The provisions of this subsection do not relieve the chief administrative officer of the duty of preparing and making available the information required by subsection 1.3. The Chief Medical Officer or a representative of the Officer shall abstract from the records and lists required to be prepared and made available pursuant to this section such information as is required by the State Board of Health for inclusion in the system.4. As used in this section, "hospital" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.012.Added to NRS by 1999, 3509Added to NRS by 1999, 3509