As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
- 1. “Cancer” means all malignant neoplasms, regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma and leukemia.
- 2. “Division” means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Human Services.
- 3. “Health care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 162A.740 and also includes freestanding facilities for plastic reconstructive, oral and maxillofacial surgery.
- 4. “Other treatment facility” means a facility, other than a health care facility, that provides services to patients with cancer and other neoplasms, including, without limitation, screening, diagnosis and treatment.
- 5. “Provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 62; A 1963, 965; 1967, 1174; 1973, 1406; 1977, 1221; 1993, 174; 2009, 212; 2013, 3063; 2021, 2255)