Contact Us

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Director’s Office
400 West King Street, Suite 300
Carson City, NV 89703
DHHS Customer Service Contact Information: https://dhhs.nv.gov/Customer_Service/Customer_Service/
PPC General Information Email: ppcinfo@dhhs.nv.gov

Patient Protection Commission

Malinda Southard, DC, CPM
Executive Director
m.southard@dhhs.nv.gov

Public Comment Submission:

The commission welcomes public testimony from interested parties and will record and consider all written comments that are legible, respectful and complete for each meeting. Comments should include the topic being addressed, name of the commenter and, if submitted on behalf of another person (such as a committee or organization), the name of the other person/committee/organization.

Public Records Request:

For more information about submitting a public records request to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Patient Protection Commission, please visit https://dhhs.nv.gov/About/PublicRecordsRequest/

Helpful Patient Links:

DHHS Customer Service Contact Information: https://dhhs.nv.gov/Customer_Service/Customer_Service/
Concerns about a physician may be sent through the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners website and complaint filing process: https://medboard.nv.gov/Patients/File_a_Complaint/
Concerns about a psychiatric provider may be sent through the Nevada State Board of Psychological Examiners website and complaint filing process: https://psyexam.nv.gov/Forms/Complaints/
Concerns about a health care facility may be sent through the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance complaint form: https://dpbh.nv.gov/Reg/HealthFacilities/dta/Complaints/HCQC-Complaint-Form/
To report concerns in long-term care facilities, please contact Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Helpline at 1-888-282-1155 or complete the complaint form located here: https://adsd.nv.gov/Programs/Seniors/LTCOmbudsman/Inquiry/Complaint_Form/
The Office for Consumer Health Assistance (OCHA) assists health care consumers and injured workers understand their rights and responsibilities under their health insurance plans and/or workers' compensation insurance policies. OCHA also provides resource information to the uninsured and under-insured for access to healthcare, prescription medication assistance programs. OCHA is located at 3320 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102; or may be reached by calling the Governor's Consumer Health Advocate at (702) 486-3587 or (888) 333-1597, email at cha@govcha.nv.gov or website at https://adsd.nv.gov/Programs/CHA/Office_for_Consumer_Health_Assistance_(OCHA)/