Request for health care records; fees

1. If an injured employee or his or her legal representative requests health care records from an insurer, third-party administrator or employer pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616B.012, any other provision of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the insurer, third-party administrator or employer shall furnish a copy of the requested records to the injured employee or legal representative. Such records may be furnished in an electronic format using a method of secure electronic transmission that complies with applicable federal and state law. 2. If an insurer, third-party administrator or employer maintains health care records electronically, any fee to furnish those records in an electronic format pursuant to subsection 1 must not exceed: (a) Fifteen dollars for records able to be delivered by electronic mail; or (b) Twenty-five dollars for records required to be delivered using a secure electronic method of file sharing. 3. Any fee to furnish health care records in a form that is not electronic pursuant to subsection 1 must not exceed 30 cents per page. 4. As used in this section: (a) “Health care records” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.021 and additionally includes individually identifiable health information, as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103. (b) “Secure electronic transmission” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.062.