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2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 449 - Medical and Other Related Facilities
GENERAL PROVISIONS- NRS 449.001 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.0015 - Agency to provide nursing in the home defined.
- NRS 449.0021 - Agency to provide personal care services in the home defined.
- NRS 449.0025 - Board defined.
- NRS 449.0031 - Community triage center defined.
- NRS 449.0033 - Facility for hospice care defined.
- NRS 449.0038 - Facility for intermediate care defined.
- NRS 449.00385 - Facility for modified medical detoxification defined.
- NRS 449.00387 - Facility for refractive surgery defined.
- NRS 449.0039 - Facility for skilled nursing defined.
- NRS 449.004 - Facility for the care of adults during the day defined.
- NRS 449.0045 - Facility for the dependent defined.
- NRS 449.00455 - Facility for the treatment of abuse of alcohol or drugs defined.
- NRS 449.0046 - Facility for the treatment of irreversible renal disease defined.
- NRS 449.0055 - Facility for transitional living for released offenders defined.
- NRS 449.008 - Halfway house for recovering alcohol and drug abusers defined.
- NRS 449.009 - Health Division defined.
- NRS 449.0105 - Home for individual residential care defined.
- NRS 449.0115 - Hospice care defined.
- NRS 449.012 - Hospital defined.
- NRS 449.013 - Independent center for emergency medical care defined.
- NRS 449.0145 - Licensed practical nurse defined.
- NRS 449.0151 - Medical facility defined.
- NRS 449.01513 - Medication aide - certified defined.
- NRS 449.01515 - Mobile unit defined.
- NRS 449.0152 - Nursing assistant defined.
- NRS 449.0153 - Nursing pool defined.
- NRS 449.0155 - Obstetric center defined.
- NRS 449.0156 - Palliative services defined.
- NRS 449.0157 - Provider of health care defined.
- NRS 449.0159 - Provider of supported living arrangement services defined.
- NRS 449.0165 - Psychiatric hospital defined.
- NRS 449.0167 - Registered nurse defined.
- NRS 449.017 - Residential facility for groups defined.
- NRS 449.0175 - Rural clinic defined.
- NRS 449.0177 - Rural hospital defined.
- NRS 449.0185 - Supported living arrangement services defined.
- NRS 449.019 - Surgical center for ambulatory patients defined.
- NRS 449.0195 - Terminally ill defined.
- NRS 449.021 - Classification of hospitals.
- NRS 449.026 - Misleading name or other designation of facility prohibited.
General Provisions
- NRS 449.030 - License required to operate or maintain medical facility or facility for the dependent and to operate program of hospice care.
- NRS 449.0301 - Exemptions.
- NRS 449.0302 - Board to adopt standards, qualifications and other regulations.
- NRS 449.0303 - Authority of Board to require licensing of other facilities.
- NRS 449.0305 - Businesses that provide referrals to residential facilities for groups: License required; standards and regulations; provision of referrals; prohibited acts; civil penalties.
- NRS 449.0306 - Money received from licensing of facilities to be deposited in State General Fund; expenditure of state or federal money.
- NRS 449.0307 - Powers of Health Division.
- NRS 449.0308 - Authority of Health Division to collect actual cost of enforcing provisions from unlicensed medical facility or facility for the dependent; exception.
- NRS 449.031 - Requirements for program of hospice care.
- NRS 449.0315 - Provision of care by facility for hospice care.
- NRS 449.032 - Admission of dentist to membership on medical staff of hospital.
- NRS 449.034 - Physician and nurse required to operate independent center to provide emergency medical care.
- NRS 449.035 - Supervision of facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care.
- NRS 449.0355 - Supervision of residential facility for groups.
- NRS 449.03555 - Residential facility for groups and homes for individual residential care prohibited from providing accommodations to persons not meeting requirements for admission; exception.
- NRS 449.0356 - Certification required for alcohol and drug abuse programs operated or provided by facility for transitional living for released offenders.
- NRS 449.0357 - Continuing education requirements concerning care of persons with dementia for certain employees of facilities for skilled nursing, facilities for intermediate care and residential facilities for groups.
- NRS 449.036 - Requirements for obstetric center.
- NRS 449.037 - Adoption of standards, qualifications and other regulations.
- NRS 449.038 - Regulation of other facilities.
- NRS 449.040 - Application for license: Filing; contents.
- NRS 449.050 - Fees.
- NRS 449.060 - Expiration and renewal of license.
- NRS 449.063 - Older patient defined.
- NRS 449.065 - Surety bond for initial license and renewal of license to operate facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups, home for individual residential care, agency to provide personal care services in home and agency to provide nursing in home; exemption; exception.
- NRS 449.067 - Substitute for surety required for facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups, home for individual residential care, agency to provide personal care services in home and agency to provide nursing in home.
- NRS 449.068 - Surety bond required for initial license and renewal of license to operate facility for refractive surgery.
- NRS 449.069 - Substitute for surety bond required for facility for refractive surgery.
- NRS 449.070 - Facilities exempt from
- NRS 449.080 - Issuance, validity and transferability of license.
- NRS 449.085 - Form and contents of license.
- NRS 449.087 - Amendment of license required for addition of certain services; requirements for approval of amendment; revocation of approval; standards.
- NRS 449.089 - Expiration and renewal of license.
- NRS 449.091 - Provisional license.
- NRS 449.092 - Applicant for issuance or renewal of license for home for individual residential care to attest to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines concerning safe and appropriate injection practices.
- NRS 449.093 - Training to recognize and prevent abuse of older persons: Persons required to receive; frequency; topics; costs; actions for failure to complete.
- NRS 449.094 - Continuing education requirements concerning care of persons with dementia for certain employees of facilities for skilled nursing, facilities for intermediate care and residential facilities for groups.
- NRS 449.095 - Operator of residential facility for groups: Posting of license and rates for services.
- NRS 449.121 - Exemption for facility for the treatment of abuse of alcohol or drugs; exception.
- NRS 449.122 - Investigation of applicant for license to operate certain facility, agency or home.
- NRS 449.123 - Initial and periodic investigations of employee or independent contractor of certain agency, facility or home.
- NRS 449.124 - Maintenance and availability of certain records regarding employee or independent contractor of certain agency, facility or home.
- NRS 449.125 - Termination of employment or contract of employee or independent contractor of certain agency, facility or home who has been convicted of certain crime; period in which to correct information regarding conviction; liability of agency, facility or home.
- NRS 449.131 - Entry and inspection of building and premises by Health Division, State Fire Marshal and State Health Officer.
- NRS 449.132 - Inspection of medical facility and facility for dependent by Health Division and Aging and Disability Services Division.
- NRS 449.133 - Report of results of inspections of medical facilities and facilities for dependent by Health Division; disclosure of results of inspections of facilities for skilled nursing, facilities for intermediate care and residential facilities for groups.
- NRS 449.134 - Facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups or home for individual residential care to provide immediate notification of certain deficiencies to certain persons.
- NRS 449.140 - Money received from licensing of facilities to be deposited in State General Fund; expenditure of state or federal money.
- NRS 449.150 - Powers of Health Division.
- NRS 449.160 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license; revocation of license in connection with certain nuisance activity; log of complaints; information concerning complaint, investigation and disciplinary action to be provided to facility for the care of adults during the day; written report of complaints and disciplinary actions.
- NRS 449.163 - Administrative sanctions: Imposition by Health Division; disposition of money collected.
- NRS 449.165 - Administrative sanctions: Regulations of Board.
- NRS 449.170 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license or imposition of sanctions: Notice; appeal; adoption of regulations.
- NRS 449.171 - Authority of Health Division to take control over medical records of medical facility or facility for dependent upon suspension of license or cessation of operation; confidentiality; sharing of records with appropriate authorities.
- NRS 449.172 - Residential facility for groups: Duties of Health Division and operator upon suspension or revocation of license for abuse, neglect or isolation of occupants.
- NRS 449.173 - Applicability of provisions governing investigation and consequences of criminal history of certain persons.
- NRS 449.174 - Additional grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license to operate certain facility, home or agency.
- NRS 449.176 - Investigation of criminal history of applicant for license to operate certain facility, agency or home.
- NRS 449.179 - Initial and periodic investigations of criminal history of employee or independent contractor of certain agency, facility or home.
- NRS 449.181 - Medical facility that has custody of child pursuant to court order to adopt policy relating to medical care and medications for child; employees to receive copy of policy.
- NRS 449.182 - Maintenance and availability of certain records regarding employee or independent contractor of certain agency, facility or home.
- NRS 449.183 - Facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing and residential facility for groups to adopt written policy concerning readmission after temporary transfer of patient or resident.
- NRS 449.184 - Operator of residential facility for groups, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing to post certain information in conspicuous place.
- NRS 449.185 - Termination of employment or contract of employee or independent contractor of certain agency, facility or home who has been convicted of certain crime; liability of agency, facility or home.
- NRS 449.186 - Supervision of residential facility for groups.
- NRS 449.187 - Supervision of facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care.
- NRS 449.188 - Additional grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license to operate certain facility, home or agency.
- NRS 449.189 - Physician and nurse required to operate independent center to provide emergency medical care.
- NRS 449.191 - Medical facility not required to allow abortions.
- NRS 449.192 - Admission of dentist to membership on medical staff of hospital.
- NRS 449.193 - Facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups or home for individual residential care to provide itemized statement of charges upon request to certain persons.
- NRS 449.195 - Waiver of deductible or copayment; conditions.
- NRS 449.196 - Requirements for program of hospice care.
- NRS 449.197 - Provision of care by facility for hospice care.
- NRS 449.198 - Requirements for obstetric center.
- NRS 449.199 - Residential facility for groups and homes for individual residential care prohibited from providing accommodations to persons not meeting requirements for admission; exception.
- NRS 449.200 - Report of results of inspections of medical facilities and facilities for dependent; disclosure of results of inspections of facilities for skilled nursing, facilities for intermediate care and residential facilities for groups.
- NRS 449.201 - Certification required for alcohol and drug abuse programs operated or provided by facility for transitional living for released offenders.
- NRS 449.202 - Classification of hospitals.
- NRS 449.203 - Designation of hospital as primary stroke center; Health Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated; regulations.
- NRS 449.204 - Misleading name or other designation of facility prohibited.
- NRS 449.205 - Retaliation or discrimination against employees and certain other persons: Prohibition under certain circumstances; medical facility prohibited from restricting right to make report or take certain other actions.
- NRS 449.207 - Retaliation or discrimination against employees and certain other persons: Violation; civil action for certain acts of retaliation or discrimination; damages; equitable relief; rebuttable presumption; civil penalty; time limit for bringing action.
- NRS 449.208 - Retaliation or discrimination against employees or certain other persons: Written notice regarding protections and legal remedies for certain acts of retaliation or discrimination; posting of notice; inclusion of notice in employee handbook.
- NRS 449.209 - Prohibition against medical facility or employee of medical facility making certain referrals to residential facilities for groups; civil penalties; system to track violations.
- NRS 449.210 - Penalties for unlicensed operation: Medical facility or facility for dependent; residential facility for groups or home for individual residential care.
- NRS 449.220 - Action to enjoin violations.
- NRS 449.230 - Entry and inspection of building and premises.
- NRS 449.235 - Inspection of medical facility and facility for dependent by Health Division and Aging and Disability Services Division.
- NRS 449.240 - Institution and conduct of prosecutions.
- NRS 449.241 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.2414 - Health care facility defined.
- NRS 449.2416 - Nurse defined.
- NRS 449.2418 - Unit defined.
- NRS 449.242 - Establishment of staffing committee by certain hospitals located in larger counties; membership; duty to develop documented staffing plan; quarterly meetings; reporting to Legislature.
- NRS 449.2421 - Certain health care facilities located in larger counties required to make available to Health Division documented staffing plan; requirements of plan and flexibility for adjustments.
- NRS 449.243 - Itemized list of charges required; use of Uniform Billing and Claims Forms authorized; contracted rates; summary of charges.
- NRS 449.244 - Certain costs for examination or treatment of victims of sexual offenses to be charged to county.
- NRS 449.245 - Release of child from hospital; provision of authorization for release and other information to Division of Child and Family Services; disclosure of information; penalty.
- NRS 449.2455 - Authority of hospital to enter into agreement with Armed Forces of United States for provision of medical care by certain medical officers.
- NRS 449.246 - Hospital or obstetric center to provide information relating to voluntary acknowledgment or establishment of paternity before discharging unmarried woman who has borne child; regulations.
- NRS 449.2465 - Persons entitled to results of tests performed at laboratory regarding patient of rural hospital.
- NRS 449.247 - Powers and duties of Health Division and State Board of Nursing with respect to nursing assistants and medication aides - certified and training of nursing assistants and medication aides - certified; provision of information to State Board of Nursing.
- NRS 449.2475 - Unlicensed insurer not allowed to make payment directly to person who received services in certain circumstances; limitation on civil and criminal liability.
- NRS 449.248 - Additional services to be provided by agency to provide nursing in home.
- NRS 449.2485 - Return to dispensing pharmacy of unused prescription drug dispensed to patient of facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care for purpose of reissuing drug or transferring drug.
- NRS 449.2486 - Facility for care of adults during the day to maintain and provide certain information; form in which information to be provided.
- NRS 449.2487 - Notice to be provided by certain facilities which offer independent living.
- NRS 449.2488 - Department to develop brochure and website to assist persons who are 55 years of age or older in determining appropriate level of care and type of housing; information to be included in brochure and website.
- NRS 449.2489 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.24891 - Ophthalmologist defined.
- NRS 449.24892 - Postoperative care defined.
- NRS 449.24893 - Preoperative care defined.
- NRS 449.24894 - Surgical treatment for a refractive error of the eye defined.
- NRS 449.24895 - Certain persons not required to obtain license to operate and maintain facility; filing of affidavit with Health Division required.
- NRS 449.24896 - Surgical treatments at facility must be performed by licensed ophthalmologist; availability of ophthalmologist.
- NRS 449.24897 - Order to cease and desist operation for failure to obtain license; injunction; penalties.
- NRS 449.24898 - Collaboration between ophthalmologist and optometrist authorized pursuant to
- NRS 449.249 - License required for operation of home; application for license; minimal standards for licensing.
- NRS 449.2493 - Authority of Health Division and Aging and Disability Services Division of Department of Health and Human Services.
- NRS 449.2496 - Penalties for unlicensed operation or maintenance of home.
- NRS 449.250 - Short title.
- NRS 449.260 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.270 - State Department to constitute sole agency of State for certain purposes.
- NRS 449.280 - Duties of State Department.
- NRS 449.300 - Inventory of existing health facilities; development of program for construction of facilities.
- NRS 449.310 - Requirements of program for construction of health facilities.
- NRS 449.320 - Application for federal money; deposit of money.
- NRS 449.340 - State Department to prescribe minimum standards; standards to supersede local ordinances and regulations; penalty.
- NRS 449.345 - Restriction on adoption of regulations concerning construction, maintenance, operation or safety of building, structure or other property.
- NRS 449.360 - Application for construction of health facility: Filing; compliance with federal and state requirements.
- NRS 449.370 - Application for construction of health facility: Notice and hearing; approval and forwarding.
- NRS 449.380 - Inspection of construction of health facility; certification by State Department.
- NRS 449.390 - Authority to receive and distribute federal money; Health Facilities Assistance Fund; deposits, use and controls.
- NRS 449.400 - State Public Health Facilities Construction Assistance Fund: Creation; administration.
- NRS 449.410 - State assistance for construction of certain projects; eligibility of project for assistance.
- NRS 449.420 - Amount of state assistance: Allocations; payments.
- NRS 449.430 - Money from State Public Health Facilities Construction Assistance Fund to be paid in installments.
- NRS 449.435 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.436 - Conscious sedation defined.
- NRS 449.437 - Deep sedation defined.
- NRS 449.438 - General anesthesia defined.
- NRS 449.439 - Physician defined.
- NRS 449.441 - Exemption from provisions if physician s office or facility only administers certain type of pain medication.
- NRS 449.442 - Permit required for certain physicians offices and facilities to offer services; national accreditation required; cessation of services for failure to maintain accreditation.
- NRS 449.443 - Application for permit; fee; inspection by Health Division; term of permit.
- NRS 449.444 - Application for renewal of permit; fee.
- NRS 449.445 - National accreditation required of surgical center for ambulatory patients; inspection by Health Division; cessation of operation for failure to maintain accreditation.
- NRS 449.446 - Annual inspections of holders of permits and surgical centers for ambulatory patients; correction of deficiencies identified in inspections; reporting of inspections to Legislature.
- NRS 449.447 - Violations; penalties; review of reports submitted pursuant to
- NRS 449.448 - Regulations.
- NRS 449.450 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.460 - Powers of Director.
- NRS 449.465 - Authority of Director to impose fees; maximum amount of fees collected; fee for support of Legislative Committee on Health Care.
- NRS 449.470 - Director may use staff or contract for services.
- NRS 449.476 - Committee to ensure quality of care: Formation by hospital; general requirements.
- NRS 449.485 - Hospital required to use discharge form prescribed by Director; electronic monthly reporting; exception to electronic reporting; use of information by Department.
- NRS 449.490 - Financial statements and reports required to be filed with Department; additional reporting requirements for hospitals with 100 or more beds; availability of complete current charge master.
- NRS 449.500 - Director to carry out analyses and studies concerning cost of health care.
- NRS 449.510 - Director to prepare and file summaries, compilations or other reports; public inspection; collection, maintenance, disclosure or publication of contracts or identification of party to contract prohibited.
- NRS 449.520 - Reports to Governor and legislative committees; development of comprehensive plan by Legislative Committee on Health Care.
- NRS 449.530 - Administrative fine for violation.
- NRS 449.535 - Short title; uniformity of application and construction.
- NRS 449.540 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.550 - Attending physician defined.
- NRS 449.560 - Declaration defined.
- NRS 449.570 - Life-sustaining treatment defined.
- NRS 449.575 - Person defined.
- NRS 449.581 - Provider of health care defined.
- NRS 449.585 - Qualified patient defined.
- NRS 449.590 - Terminal condition defined.
- NRS 449.600 - Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment.
- NRS 449.610 - Form of declaration directing physician to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
- NRS 449.613 - Form of declaration designating another person to decide to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
- NRS 449.617 - Time declaration becomes operative; duty of providers of health care.
- NRS 449.620 - Revocation of declaration; entry of revocation in medical records of declarant.
- NRS 449.622 - Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration.
- NRS 449.624 - Treatment of qualified patients; withholding or withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration; treatment of pregnant patient.
- NRS 449.626 - Written consent to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
- NRS 449.628 - Transfer of care of declarant.
- NRS 449.630 - Immunity from civil and criminal liability and discipline for unprofessional conduct.
- NRS 449.640 - Consideration of declaration and other factors; failure to follow directions of patient.
- NRS 449.645 - Assumption of validity of declaration; presumption of intent to use, withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment not created.
- NRS 449.650 - Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of declaration on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of declaration prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care.
- NRS 449.660 - Penalties.
- NRS 449.670 - Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, assisted suicide or euthanasia not authorized.
- NRS 449.680 - Other right or responsibility regarding use of life-sustaining treatment or withholding or withdrawal of medical care not limited.
- NRS 449.690 - Validity of declaration executed in another state; effect of previously executed instrument.
- NRS 449.700 - Facility to provide necessary services or arrange for transfer of patient; explanation of need for transfer and alternatives available.
- NRS 449.705 - Facility to forward medical records upon certain transfers of patient.
- NRS 449.710 - Specific rights: Information concerning facility; treatment; billing; visitation.
- NRS 449.715 - Specific rights: Designation of persons authorized to visit patient in facility.
- NRS 449.720 - Specific rights: Care; refusal of treatment and experimentation; privacy; notice of appointments and need for care; confidentiality of information concerning patient.
- NRS 449.725 - Owner and administrator of certain facility prohibited from receiving money or property by will of resident or former resident or from life insurance proceeds of resident or former resident; exception.
- NRS 449.730 - Patient to be informed of rights upon admission to facility; required disclosures and notices.
- NRS 449.740 - Procedure to insert implant in breast of patient: Informed consent required; withdrawal of consent; penalty.
- NRS 449.750 - Procedure to insert implant in breast of patient: Contents of explanation form and consent form; fee for forms.
- NRS 449.751 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.753
- NRS 449.755
- NRS 449.757 - Limitations on efforts of hospitals to collect; date for accrual of interest; rate of interest; limitations on additional fees.
- NRS 449.758 - Limitations on efforts of hospital to collect when hospital has contractual agreement with third party that provides health coverage for care provided; exception.
- NRS 449.759 - Manner of collection.
- NRS 449.765 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.766 - Aversive intervention defined.
- NRS 449.767 - Chemical restraint defined.
- NRS 449.768 - Corporal punishment defined.
- NRS 449.769 - Electric shock defined.
- NRS 449.770 - Emergency defined.
- NRS 449.771 - Facility defined.
- NRS 449.772 - Mechanical restraint defined.
- NRS 449.773 - Person with a disability defined.
- NRS 449.774 - Physical restraint defined.
- NRS 449.775 - Verbal and mental abuse defined.
- NRS 449.776 - Aversive intervention: Prohibition on use.
- NRS 449.777 - Forms of restraint: Restrictions on use.
- NRS 449.778 - Physical restraint: Permissible use; report of use in emergency.
- NRS 449.779 - Mechanical restraint: Permissible use; report of use in emergency.
- NRS 449.780 - Chemical restraint: Permissible use; report of use.
- NRS 449.781 - Use of forms of restraint by certain facilities.
- NRS 449.782 - Education and training of members of staff of facility.
- NRS 449.783 - Violations: Criminal penalties; ineligibility for employment; disciplinary action.
- NRS 449.784 - Violations: Report required; development and review of and compliance with corrective plan.
- NRS 449.785 - Prohibition on retaliation against person for reporting or providing information regarding violation.
- NRS 449.786 - Entry of denial of rights in patient s record; notice and report of denial; action by Health Division.
- NRS 449.900 - Definitions.
- NRS 449.905
- NRS 449.910
- NRS 449.915
- NRS 449.920 - Establishment and maintenance; information to be included in Registry.
- NRS 449.925 - Registration of advance directive: Requirements; duties of Secretary of State.
- NRS 449.930 - Access to advance directive.
- NRS 449.935 - Removal of advance directive of deceased registrant.
- NRS 449.940 - Secretary of State not required to determine accuracy of contents of advance directive or validity of advance directive; effect of registration, failure to register and failure to notify Secretary of State of revocation of advance directive.
- NRS 449.945 - Provider of health care not required to inquire whether patient has registered advance directive or access Registry; immunity of provider of health care from criminal and civil liability.
- NRS 449.950 - Immunity of Secretary of State and deputies, employees and attorneys of Secretary of State.
- NRS 449.955 - Suspension of components of Registry and duties of Secretary of State if sufficient money not available; fees authorized; acceptance of gifts and grants.
- NRS 449.960 - Deposit, accounting and use of money received; interest and income earned on money received; payment of claims.
- NRS 449.965 - Regulations.
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