As used in NRS 439.800 to 439.890, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.802 to 439.830, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 13; A 2005, 599; 2009, 552, 3068; 2011, 679, 1583; 2019, 1666)
“Facility-acquired infection” means a localized or systemic condition which results from an adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or its toxins and which was not detected as present or incubating at the time a patient was admitted to a medical facility, including, without limitation: 1. Surgical site infections; 2. Ventilator-associated pneumonia; 3. […]
“Health facility” means: 1. Any facility licensed by the Division pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS; and 2. A home operated by a provider of community-based living arrangement services, as defined in NRS 449.0026. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1666)
“Medical facility” means: 1. A hospital, as that term is defined in NRS 449.012 and 449.0151; 2. An obstetric center, as that term is defined in NRS 449.0151 and 449.0155; 3. A surgical center for ambulatory patients, as that term is defined in NRS 449.0151 and 449.019; and 4. An independent center for emergency medical […]
“Patient” means a person who: 1. Is admitted to a health facility for the purpose of receiving treatment; 2. Resides in a health facility; or 3. Receives treatment from a provider of health care. (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 13; A 2019, 1666)
“Patient safety officer” means a person who is designated as such by a health facility pursuant to NRS 439.870. (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 13; A 2019, 1666)
“Provider of health care” means a person who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of the business or practice of a profession. (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 13)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, “sentinel event” means: (a) An event included in Appendix A of “Serious Reportable Events in Healthcare–2011 Update: A Consensus Report,” published by the National Quality Forum; or (b) Any death that occurs in a health facility. 2. If the publication described in subsection 1 is revised, the […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) A person who is employed by a health facility shall, within 24 hours after becoming aware of a sentinel event that occurred at the health facility, notify the patient safety officer of the facility of the sentinel event; and (b) The patient safety officer shall, within […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a health facility shall, upon reporting a sentinel event pursuant to NRS 439.835, conduct an investigation or cause an investigation to be conducted concerning the causes or contributing factors, or both, of the sentinel event and implement a plan to remedy the causes or contributing […]
1. The Division shall: (a) Collect and maintain reports received pursuant to NRS 439.835 and 439.843 and any additional information requested by the Division pursuant to NRS 439.841; (b) Ensure that such reports, and any additional documents created from such reports, are protected adequately from fire, theft, loss, destruction and other hazards and from unauthorized […]
1. Upon receipt of a report pursuant to NRS 439.835, the Division may, as often as deemed necessary by the Administrator to protect the health and safety of the public, request additional information regarding the sentinel event or conduct an audit or investigation of the health facility. 2. A health facility shall provide to the […]
1. On or before March 1 of each year, each health facility shall provide to the Division, in the form prescribed by the State Board of Health, a summary of the reports submitted by the health facility pursuant to NRS 439.835 during the immediately preceding calendar year. The summary must include, without limitation: (a) The […]
1. The Division shall analyze and report trends regarding sentinel events. 2. When the Division receives notice from a health facility that the health facility has taken corrective action to remedy the causes or contributing factors, or both, of a sentinel event, the Division shall: (a) Make a record of the information; (b) Ensure that […]
1. Each medical facility and facility for skilled nursing which provided medical services and care to an average of 25 or more patients during each business day in the immediately preceding calendar year shall, within 120 days after becoming eligible, participate in the secure, Internet-based surveillance system established by the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion […]
1. Each health facility that is located within this state shall designate a representative for the notification of patients who have been involved in sentinel events at that health facility. 2. A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall, not later than 7 days after discovering or becoming aware of a sentinel event that occurred […]
1. A medical facility shall: (a) Provide to each patient of the medical facility, upon admission of the patient, the general and facility-specific information relating to facility-acquired infections required by subsection 2. (b) Post in publicly accessible areas of the medical facility information on reporting facility-acquired infections, including, without limitation, the contact information for making […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a provider of health care confirms that a patient at the medical facility has an infection, the provider of health care or the designee of the provider of health care shall, as soon as practicable but not later than 5 days after the diagnosis is confirmed, […]
Any report, document and any other information compiled or disseminated pursuant to the provisions of NRS 439.800 to 439.890, inclusive, is not admissible in evidence in any administrative or legal proceeding conducted in this State. (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 15; A 2005, 600; 2011, 679; 2019, 1670)
1. Each medical facility that is located within this state shall develop, in consultation with the providers of health care who provide treatment to patients at the medical facility, an internal patient safety plan to improve the health and safety of patients who are treated at that medical facility. 2. The patient safety plan must […]
