9.20.150 Health examinations of prostitutes and tests.

A. Medical examinations for all prostitutes working in a house of prostitution, must, at no cost to the county :

1. Be performed at least every seven calendar days ;

2. Be performed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state, or by a physician's assistant or registered nurse under the authority of a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state ;

3. Include tests specified by the Division of Health of the Nevada Department of Human Resources for the detection and diagnosis of venereal diseases, including but not limited to, weekly tests for gonorrhea using an endocervical culture technique ; the culture made shall be processed at a licensed and approved clinical laboratory ;

4. Include such other medically approved tests for determining whether the prostitute is afflicted with any infectious or contagious disease, as required by Chapter 441A of the Nevada Administrative Code, as amended, and other medically approved tests deemed advisable by the examiner, and must include initial / pre-employment examination and testing, and retesting monthly thereafter, to determine the presence or absence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, as required by said Chapter 441A ;

5. Be performed at the location of the licensed operation, at the examiner's office, or at a hospital or clinic, as determined by the examiner ;

6. Prostitutes must furnish their house of prostitution registration card to the medical examiner, as defined in subsection A2 of this section, before being examined for the detection of gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency virus, or other infectious or contagious disease.

B. After the examination, the examiner must :

1. Issue to a prostitute examined and found not to be afflicted with venereal disease or other contagious or infectious disease, a certificate so stating. The certificate must bear the name and house of prostitution registration card number of the prostitute to whom such certificate is issued ;

2. Refuse to issue such certificate if the prostitute is found to be, or suspected of being afflicted with venereal disease or other contagious or infectious disease, and immediately advise the licensee who shall remove the prostitute from service ;

3. Report to the board and the sheriff immediately the existence of any condition on the premises of the house of prostitution, which, in the professional opinion of the examiner constitutes a health or safety hazard to the patrons, employees or public, together with his or her recommendations for correcting the condition.

C. Licensees of houses of prostitution must sign the medical certificates of all prostitutes working in the respective licensed operations. Such signature shall be considered by the board as verification by the licensee that the holder of that medical certificate is the same prostitute to whom the corresponding house of prostitution registration card was issued.

D. Weekly/monthly medical examination results for all prostitutes working at a house of prostitution must be furnished to the sheriff by the licensee.

E. The medical examination records of each prostitute shall be open for examination at any time by the properly designated authorities of the county, and each prostitute, by accepting employment in any licensed house of prostitution, shall be deemed to have waived any physician-patient privilege with respect to such records as may otherwise exist.

F. Any prostitute who will work in any house of prostitution licensed hereunder without being in possession of such required medical certificate for the then current seven-day period shall, in addition to any other penalty, be subject to sanctions as defined in this chapter, except that a prostitute may be on or in the premises during the time that prostitute is waiting for health test results and issuance of proof of registration by the sheriff ; provided, that the prostitute be able to demonstrate the test results are pending upon which the issuance of proof of registration by the sheriff depends, and further provided that the prostitute performs no acts described in Section 9.20.020 (19) of this chapter whether or not such acts may be performed for a fee or other consideration.

Every prostitute who is off the brothel premises in excess of twenty-four hours shall be subject to all the medical testing requirements set forth in this chapter and any other applicable state laws and regulations ;

G. Any licensee who knowingly permits any prostitute to work in their house of prostitution in violation of this section shall, in addition to any other penalty, be subject to sanctions as defined in this chapter ;

H. The health certificate of each prostitute shall be available for inspection at the licensed location. (Ord. 148 paragraphs 6, 7, 1992 ; Ord. 129 (part), 1988)