1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a medical facility that has custody of a child pursuant to the order of a court shall adopt a policy concerning the manner in which to: (a) Document the orders of the treating physician of a child; (b) Administer medication to a child; (c) Store, handle and […]
A medical facility shall not allow a person to perform or participate in any activity at the facility for the purpose of receiving credit toward a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, including, without limitation, clinical observation and contact with patients, unless the person is enrolled in good standing at: 1. A […]
1. Each off-campus location of a hospital must obtain and use on all claims for reimbursement or payment for health care services provided at the location a national provider identifier that is distinct from the national provider identifier used by the main campus and any other off-campus location of the hospital. 2. As used in […]
A hospital, other than a psychiatric hospital, critical access hospital or rural hospital, shall enter into an agreement with the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd to accept payment through Medicare. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2641)
1. The Division shall post on an Internet website maintained by the Division links to: (a) The most recent star rating assigned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to each medical facility or facility for the dependent in this State that receives such […]
1. A facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing and residential facility for groups shall adopt a written policy that establishes: (a) The number of days the facility will hold the bed of a patient or resident for his or her return if the patient or resident is transferred temporarily to a hospital or […]
1. A person who operates a residential facility for groups shall: (a) Post his or her license to operate the residential facility for groups; (b) Post the rates for services provided by the residential facility for groups; and (c) Post contact information for the administrator and the designated representative of the owner or operator of […]
1. The administrator of a residential facility for groups shall: (a) Annually cause a qualified provider of health care to conduct a physical examination of each resident of the facility; (b) Annually conduct an assessment of the history of each resident of the facility, which must include, without limitation, an assessment of the condition and […]
A residential facility for groups must not be operated except under the supervision of an administrator of a residential facility for groups or a health services executive licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 654 of NRS. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2144; A 2017, 603)
A residential facility for groups must be equipped with a fire sprinkler system if the facility has three or more residents who would have difficulty perceiving danger or moving to safety in the event of a fire. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2049)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care licensed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, may not be operated except under the supervision of a nursing facility administrator or a health services executive who is at the facility and licensed under […]
1. The Division shall establish a working group consisting of representatives of hospitals and independent centers for emergency medical care and experts in treating the effects of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. The working group shall: (a) Develop a document to be provided to victims of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault pursuant to […]
An independent center to provide emergency medical care shall not be operated unless a physician and registered nurse are on the premises. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1735)
1. A hospital or other medical facility licensed under the provisions of this chapter which is not operated by the State or a local government or an agency of either is not required to permit the use of its facilities for the induction or performance of an abortion, except in a medical emergency. 2. Such […]
1. A medical facility shall take such actions as necessary to ensure that the facility provides a diet for each patient for whom a special diet has been ordered by a licensed dietitian or prescribed by a physician, physician assistant, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse or podiatric physician that complies with the order or prescription. […]
No dentist may be: 1. Automatically admitted to membership on the medical staff of a hospital solely because he or she is licensed as a dentist in this state or is authorized pursuant to NRS 631.267 to perform certain functions; or 2. Denied admission to membership on the medical staff of a hospital merely because […]
A hospital may admit an advanced practice registered nurse to membership on the medical staff of the hospital to perform any act authorized pursuant to NRS 632.237 that is within the scope of practice of the advanced practice registered nurse. A hospital shall not: 1. Automatically admit an advanced practice registered nurse to membership on […]
A hospital may grant staff privileges to a provider of health care who is at another location for the purpose of providing services through telehealth, as defined in NRS 629.515, to patients at the hospital in the manner prescribed in 42 C.F.R. §§ 482.12, 482.22 and 485.616. (Added to NRS by 2015, 631)
1. Subject to the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, a facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups or home for individual residential care shall, upon request, provide an itemized statement of charges to: (a) The person who received care in the […]
An agency to provide personal care services in the home that is licensed pursuant to this section and NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, may, through its employees or by contractual arrangement with other persons, provide: 1. To persons with disabilities, any medical services authorized pursuant to NRS 629.091; and 2. Nonmedical services related to personal […]
