After the October 1 shootings exposed the need for better emergency planning in Las Vegas, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) took action to ensure an optimal response to future mass casualty events. During her externship with SNHD this past summer, Health Law Society Vice-President Elva Castaneda took the lead in drafting a regulation on “alternative care sites.”

Alternative care sites are off-site treatment areas meant to be used when mass casualties overwhelm the resources of local hospitals. Elva reviewed Emergency State Plans and statutory regulations in all 50 states to

This summer, Health Law Society President Ariana Caruso interned for the Medical Legal Partnership between Washoe Legal Services and Northern Nevada HOPES Clinic in Reno. The MLP works to improve overall health conditions through legal intervention. Over the summer, Ariana helped prevent evictions, seal eviction records, seal criminal records, and much more. She was able to see how her work helped clients stay in their homes, have a better chance of being able to rent a home, and have a better chance at getting a job.

Ariana also had the opportunity to learn by observing the work her

We’re proud of our student scholarship at Boyd Law, and Charlotte Buys is a great example. President of the Health Law Society and studying toward the Health Law Concentration, Ms. Buys recently co-authored an article on the “collateral source rule” with Casey W. Tyler, partner at the firm Hall, Prangle & Schoonveld.

Ms. Buys and Mr. Tyler discuss the history and application of the collateral source rule, which prevents defendants from revealing that the plaintiff has received compensation for an injury from an insurance company or other third party. The collateral source rule prevents