Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 49.265 (2026)

Committees for review of medical or dental care

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NRS 49.265  Committees for review of medical or dental care.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:

      (a) The proceedings and records of:

             (1) Organized committees of hospitals, and organized committees of organizations that provide emergency medical services pursuant to the provisions of chapter 450B of NRS, having the responsibility of evaluation and improvement of the quality of care rendered by those hospitals or organizations;

             (2) Review committees of medical or dental societies; and

             (3) Medical review committees of a county or district board of health that certifies, licenses or regulates providers of emergency medical services pursuant to the provisions of chapter 450B of NRS, but only when such committees function as peer review committees,

Ê are not subject to discovery proceedings.

      (b) No person who attends a meeting of any such committee may be required to testify concerning the proceedings at the meeting.

      2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to:

      (a) Any statement made by a person in attendance at such a meeting who is a party to an action or proceeding the subject of which is reviewed at the meeting.

      (b) Any statement made by a person who is requesting staff privileges at a hospital.

      (c) The proceedings of any meeting considering an action against an insurance carrier alleging bad faith by the carrier in refusing to accept a settlement offer within the limits of the policy.

      (d) Any matter relating to the proceedings or records of such committees which is contained in health care records furnished in accordance with NRS 629.061.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 785; A 1977, 1314; 1981, 1967; 1987, 1188; 1989, 1506; 2005, 2518)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2024 · leading case: Valley Health Sys., LLC v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court Ex Rel. Cnty. of Clark, 252 P.3d 676 (Nev. 2011).
Valley Health Sys., LLC v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court Ex Rel. Cnty. of Clark, 252 P.3d 676 (Nev. 2011). · cites it 7× “875(5) provides that “[t]he proceedings and records of a patient safety committee are subject to the same privilege and protection from discovery as the proceedings and records described in NRS 49.”
Ashokan v. State, Dep't of Ins., 856 P.2d 244 (Nev. 1993). · cites it 11× “Code Section 1157, which is almost identical to NRS 49.265. In West Covina Hosp. v. Superior Court, 718 P.”
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. v. Eighth Jud. Dist., 936 P.2d 844 (Nev. 1997). · cites it 13× “Sunrise Hospital also averred that the occurrence reports were protected under the peer review privilege in NRS 49.265. This argument was similarly found to be without merit.”
Diaz v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of Nevada, 993 P.2d 50 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 2× “" [3] On April 13, 1999, this court granted the Nevada Press Association's motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief and directed the clerk of this court to file the brief.”
Sanderson v. Frank S. Bryan, M.D., Ltd., 522 A.2d 1138 (Pa. 1987). “§ 71-2048 (1981); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 49.265 (1981); N.H.Rev.Stat.”
Sunrise Hosp. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 12 (Nev. 2024). “Because we find no conflict between the PSQIA and Nevada’s state law privilege provided by NRS 49.265, we SupReEME Court OF NevaDA (O) 19470 ae 9 CONCLUSION The district court erred by concluding that Sunrise waived any privilege over identifiable patient safety work product…”
Sunrise Hosp. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 12 (Nev. 2024). “Because we find no conflict between the PSQIA and Nevada's state law privilege provided by NRS 49.265, we SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 9 (01 1947A CONCLUSION The district court erred by concluding that Sunrise waived any privilege over identifiable patient safety work product under…”
Tam, MD v. Univ. Med. Ctr. of S. Nevada (D. Nev. 2020). “123 and NRS 49.265. As such, the records 21 and proceedings of any committee to which that privilege applies are privileged and must not be 22 disclosed to the public or the peer review proceedings privilege is destroyed.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 49.265(1) — 2 cases
Ashokan v. State, Dep't of Ins., 856 P.2d 244 (Nev. 1993). “Code Section 1157, which is almost identical to NRS 49.265. In West Covina Hosp. v. Superior Court, 718 P.”
Valley Health Sys., LLC v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court Ex Rel. Cnty. of Clark, 252 P.3d 676 (Nev. 2011). “875(5) provides that “[t]he proceedings and records of a patient safety committee are subject to the same privilege and protection from discovery as the proceedings and records described in NRS 49.”
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