1. The Chief may activate the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee or any subcommittee thereof to coordinate the sharing of information among state, local and tribal governmental agencies regarding persons who appear to have been injured or killed or contracted an illness:
(a) During the existence of a state of emergency or declaration of disaster pursuant to NRS 414.070 or a public health emergency or other health event pursuant to NRS 439.970; or
(b) During an emergency in a political subdivision, upon the request of a political subdivision, if the Chief determines that the political subdivision requires the services of the Committee.
2. If activated pursuant to subsection 1, the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee or subcommittee thereof shall:
(a) Determine which state, local or tribal governmental agencies have a legitimate need for the information received pursuant to NRS 629.043 and distribute that information to those agencies.
(b) Determine the specific information a state, local or tribal governmental agency must share to assist other state, local or tribal governmental agencies to:
(1) Identify a person who appears to have been injured or killed or contracted an illness as a result of the emergency, disaster or other event;
(2) Notify members of the family of a person who appears to have been injured or killed or contracted an illness as a result of the emergency, disaster or other event; or
(3) Reunite a person who appears to have been injured or killed or contracted an illness as a result of the emergency, disaster or other event with members of his or her family.
(c) Establish a registry of persons who appear to have been injured or killed or contracted an illness as a result of the emergency, disaster or other event and make the registry available to state, local or tribal governmental agencies.
(d) Ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, as amended, and any applicable regulations and any other federal or state law.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1066)