Your Own Medical Records
NRS 629.061 — open within 10 working days, copies at no more than 60 cents a page
A patient, or someone with the patient's written authorization, can inspect the patient's health care records. The custodian makes them available within 10 working days after the request where they are kept in Nevada, and within 20 working days where they are kept outside it.
What a copy can cost. A copy is furnished on payment of postage and the cost of copying, not more than 60 cents per page for photocopies and a reasonable cost for X-rays and similar images. No administrative or service fee of any kind may be added.
Records needed for a Social Security claim or appeal, or for a needs-based benefit program, are copied free, within 30 days, when the request comes with documentation of the claim, and cannot be refused because the patient is unable to pay. The estate's representative, or the parent of a minor who died, can inspect a deceased patient's records.
Sources for this section (1)
- NRS 629.061 — Inspection
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nevada attorney.