NRS 449.194 – Certain employees of agency to provide personal care services in the home, community health worker pool or peer support recovery organization immune from civil liability resulting from rendering emergency care or assistance. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Certain employees of agency to provide personal care services in the home or community health worker pool immune from civil liability resulting from rendering emergency care or assistance. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

Any person who is employed by an agency to provide personal care services in the home, a community health worker pool or a peer support recovery organization who: 1. Has successfully completed a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to the guidelines of the American National Red Cross or American Heart Association; 2. Has successfully completed […]

NRS 449.195 – Waiver of deductible or copayment; conditions.

A medical facility shall not waive a deductible or copayment if: 1. The medical facility is not a preferred provider of health care; and 2. The waiver would reduce the financial effect of a preferred provider’s incentive or disincentive to its insureds. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1783; A 1995, 1602)

NRS 449.196 – Requirements for program of hospice care.

No person, state or local government or agency may represent that it provides “hospice care” unless the program of care, either directly or indirectly: 1. Has a medical director whose responsibilities are appropriate to the needs of the program and who: (a) Is a physician, currently licensed to practice; (b) On the basis of training, […]

NRS 449.197 – Provision of care by facility for hospice care.

1. A licensed facility for hospice care may provide any of the following levels of care for terminally ill patients: (a) Medical care for a patient who is in an acute episode of illness; (b) Skilled nursing care; (c) Intermediate care; (d) Custodial care; and (e) Palliative services. 2. A licensed facility for hospice care […]

NRS 449.198 – Requirements for obstetric center. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Requirements for freestanding birthing center; prohibition on surgery; qualifications of director. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

An obstetric center must: 1. Provide sufficient space for members of the family of the pregnant woman and other persons chosen by the woman to assist her with the birth; and 2. Have obstetrical services available to meet the needs of an acute patient. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1735) 1. A freestanding birthing 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.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a residential facility for groups which is authorized to have 10 or fewer beds or a home for individual residential care shall not provide accommodations for a person who does not meet the requirements for admission to the facility or home. 2. A residential facility for groups […]

NRS 449.201 – Certification required for programs for alcohol or other substance use disorders operated or provided by facility for transitional living for released offenders.

Each program for alcohol or other substance use disorders operated or provided by a facility for transitional living for released offenders must be certified by the Division in accordance with the requirements set forth in chapter 458 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. As used in this section, “program for alcohol or other […]

NRS 449.202 – Classification of hospitals.

A hospital which provides only one or two of the following categories of service: 1. Medical; 2. Surgical; 3. Obstetrical; or 4. Psychiatric, shall be designated a medical hospital, surgical hospital, obstetrical hospital or psychiatric hospital or combined-categories hospital, as the case may be. (Added to NRS by 1971, 933; A 1973, 1280; 2019, 2644)

NRS 449.203 – Designation of hospital as comprehensive or primary stroke center; Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated; regulations.

1. A hospital licensed pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, may submit to the Division proof that the hospital is certified as a comprehensive or primary stroke center by the Joint Commission, its successor organization or an equivalent organization approved by the Division. Upon receiving proof that a hospital is certified as a comprehensive […]

NRS 449.2035 – Designation of hospital as STEMI receiving center; Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated; regulations.

1. A hospital licensed pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, may submit to the Division proof that the hospital is accredited as a STEMI receiving center. Upon receiving proof that a hospital is accredited as a STEMI receiving center, the Division shall include the hospital on the list established pursuant to subsection 2. 2. […]

NRS 449.204 – Misleading name or other designation of facility prohibited.

The name, sign, listing or other designation of a medical facility or facility for the dependent must not contain any terms misleading to the public with regard to the services offered. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1279; A 1975, 367; 1985, 1738)

NRS 449.243 – Itemized list of charges required; use of Uniform Billing and Claims Forms authorized; contracted rates; summary of charges.

Every hospital licensed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive: 1. May, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, utilize the Uniform Billing and Claims Forms established by the American Hospital Association. 2. Shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, on its billings to patients, itemize, on a daily basis, all […]

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. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Release of child from hospital; provision of authorization for release and other information to Division of Child and Family Services; disclosure of information; penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. No hospital licensed under the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, may release from the hospital or otherwise surrender physical custody of any child under 6 months of age, whose living parent or guardian is known to the hospital, to any person other than a parent, guardian or relative by blood or marriage […]

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.

1. A hospital may enter into an agreement with the Armed Forces of the United States to authorize a medical officer to provide medical care in the hospital if: (a) The medical officer holds a valid license in good standing to provide such medical care in the District of Columbia or any state or territory […]

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. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Hospital or freestanding birthing center to provide information relating to voluntary acknowledgment or establishment of paternity before discharging unmarried woman who has borne child; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. Before discharging an unmarried woman who has borne a child, a hospital or obstetric center shall provide to the child’s parents: (a) The opportunity to sign, in the hospital, a declaration for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity developed pursuant to NRS 440.283; (b) Written materials about establishing paternity; (c) The forms necessary to acknowledge […]

NRS 449.2465 – Persons entitled to results of tests performed at laboratory regarding patient of rural hospital.

The following persons are entitled to access the results of tests performed at a licensed laboratory regarding a patient of a rural hospital: 1. The patient; 2. The physician who ordered the tests; and 3. A provider of health care who is currently treating or providing assistance in the treatment of the patient. (Added to […]

NRS 449.247 – Powers and duties of 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.

1. The Division may review the personnel files of a medical facility or facility for the dependent to determine that each nursing assistant or medication aide – certified employed by the facility has a current certificate. 2. The Division shall review the qualifications of instructors of nursing assistants or medication aides – certified for each […]

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.

1. An insurer that is not licensed in this State pursuant to title 57 of NRS and that is obligated to pay benefits for services provided to a person by a hospital or other provider of health care, or to reimburse a person for the costs of such services, shall not make the payment directly […]

NRS 449.2477 – Requirements concerning dispute resolution clause in contract relating to provision of care by facility for long-term care.

1. If a facility for long-term care wishes to include as part of any contract relating to the provision of care a clause which specifies or restricts the means by which the parties to the contract are required to resolve any dispute, the clause must be included as an addendum to the contract and: (a) […]

NRS 449.248 – Additional services to be provided by agency to provide nursing in home.

An agency to provide nursing in the home shall, in addition to skilled nursing, provide at least one of the following services: 1. Speech or occupational therapy; 2. Guidance regarding nutrition or vocations; 3. Physical therapy; 4. Pharmaceutical services; or 5. Other social or medical services. (Added to NRS by 1979, 160; A 1985, 1742)