2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 449 - Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities
NRS 449.447 - Disciplinary action for certain violations or failure to correct deficiency; notification to State Board of Osteopathic Medicine of violations; administrative sanctions.
1. If an office of a physician or a facility that provides health care, other than a medical facility, violates the provisions of NRS 449.435 to 449.448, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or fails to correct a deficiency indicated in a report pursuant to NRS 449.446, the Division, in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 449.448, may take any of the following actions:
(a) Decline to issue or renew a permit;
(b) Suspend or revoke a permit; or
(c) Impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each violation, together with interest thereon at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per annum.
2. The Division may review a report submitted pursuant to NRS 633.524 to determine whether an office of a physician or a facility is in violation of the provisions of NRS 449.435 to 449.448, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. If the Division determines that such a violation has occurred, the Division shall immediately notify the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
3. If a surgical center for ambulatory patients violates the provisions of NRS 449.435 to 449.448, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or fails to correct a deficiency indicated in a report pursuant to NRS 449.446, the Division may impose administrative sanctions pursuant to NRS 449.163.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 530; A 2017, 605, 2859)
