2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 449 Medical and Other Related Facilities
NRS 449.781 Use of forms of restraint by certain facilities.
NRS 449.781 Use of forms of restraint by certain facilities. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 449.777 to 449.780, inclusive, to the contrary, a facility may use or authorize the use of physical restraint, mechanical restraint or chemical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient if the facility is:
1. Accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation association or agency; or
2. Certified for participation in the Medicaid or Medicare program,
only to the extent that the accreditation or certification allows the use of such restraint.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3248)
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