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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41A.003 (2026)

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NRS 41A.003  Definitions.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 41A.007 to 41A.017, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 2006; A 1989, 419; 1991, 1609; 1995, 2344; 1999, 5; 2002 Special Session, 8; 2004 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 3; A 2015, 2526)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2021 · leading case: Jain v. McFarland, 851 P.2d 450 (Nev. 1993).
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Jain v. McFarland, 851 P.2d 450 (Nev. 1993). “016(1) provides: No cause of action involving medical malpractice may be filed until the medical malpractice case has been submitted to an appropriate screening panel and a determination made by such panel as provided in NRS 41A.003 to 41A.069, inclusive, and any action filed…”
Heredia v. Johnson, 835 F. Supp. 553 (D. Nev. 1993). “NRS 41A.003 et seq. (the Screening Panel Statute) provides that all medical malpractice eases in Nevada shall be considered by a Screening Panel prior to being filed in Court.”
Jones v. Wilkin, 905 P.2d 166 (Nev. 1995). “016 states, in pertinent part: “(1) No cause of action involving medical malpractice may be filed until the medical malpractice case has been submitted to an appropriate screening panel and a determination made by such panel as provided in NRS 41A.003 to 41A.069.” 2 NRS 453.391…”
McElroy v. Valley Joist, LLC (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 2× “Christensen and 4 ROC: (7) professional negligence in violation of NRS § 41A.003, et seq., against Dr. 5 Christensen; (8) negligent hiring, supervision, training, or retention in violation of NRS § 6 41A.”
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