Nev. Admin. Code § 641.219 - Maintenance and availability of records

1. A psychologist shall maintain a record for each patient or client that includes:
(a) The presenting problem or purpose or diagnosis;
(b) The fee arrangement, if any;
(c) The date and type of evaluation or treatment provided to the patient or client;
(d) The results of tests or other evaluations and the data from which the results were derived;
(e) A description of any consultations with other professionals regarding the patient or client and the results of such consultations; and
(f) A copy of all tests and other evaluative reports which were prepared in the course of the professional relationship.
2. A psychologist shall maintain the record of each patient or client for not less than 5 years after the last date that service was rendered to the patient or client, except that the record of a patient or client who is a minor must be maintained for not less than 5 years after the last date that service was rendered or 1 year after the patient or client reaches 21 years of age, whichever is longer. A psychologist shall comply with all other state and federal laws and regulations concerning the maintenance of records, including a law or regulation which requires him or her to maintain records for a longer period than required by this subsection.
3. A psychologist shall comply with all state and federal laws governing a patient's or client's right to have access to his or her records.
4. A psychologist who provides supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst shall maintain for not less than 5 years after the last date of supervision, a record of the supervisory session, including, but not limited to, information regarding the type, place and general content of the session.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 641.219
Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam'rs, eff. 12-28-95; A by R089-03, 1-18-2005; R209-09, 10-15-2010; R127-14, 6-28-2016; A by R051-23A, eff. 4/19/2024

NRS 641.100

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