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2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 449A - Care and Rights of Patients
NRS 449A.248 - Authorized use of certain forms of restraint by certain facilities.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 449A.248 (2022)
Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 449A.236 to 449A.245, 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)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 449.781)
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