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2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health
NRS 439.830 - Sentinel event defined.
NV Rev Stat § 439.830 (2011) What's This?
Sentinel event means an unexpected occurrence involving facility-acquired infection, death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof, including, without limitation, any process variation for which a recurrence would carry a significant chance of a serious adverse outcome. The term includes loss of limb or function.
(Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 13; A 2005, 599)
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