Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 449 - Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities
NRS 449.181 - Medical facility that has custody of child pursuant to court order to adopt policy relating to medical care and medications for child; employees to receive copy of policy.


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 dispose of medication;
(d) Document the administration of medication and any errors in the administration of medication;
(e) Minimize errors in the administration of medication; and
(f) Address errors in the administration of medication.
2. Such a medical facility shall ensure that each employee of the medical facility who will administer medication to such a child receives a copy of and understands the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1357)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 449 - Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities

NRS 449.001 - Definitions.

NRS 449.0015 - "Agency to provide nursing in the home" defined.

NRS 449.0021 - "Agency to provide personal care services in the home" defined.

NRS 449.0025 - "Board" defined.

NRS 449.0026 - "Community-based living arrangement services" defined.

NRS 449.0027 - Community health worker" defined.

NRS 449.0028 - Community health worker pool" defined.

NRS 449.0031 - "Community triage center" defined.

NRS 449.0032 - "Division" defined.

NRS 449.00325 - "Employment agency" defined.

NRS 449.0033 - "Facility for hospice care" defined.

NRS 449.0038 - "Facility for intermediate care" defined.

NRS 449.00385 - "Facility for modified medical detoxification" defined.

NRS 449.00387 - "Facility for refractive surgery" defined.

NRS 449.0039 - "Facility for skilled nursing" defined.

NRS 449.004 - "Facility for the care of adults during the day" defined.

NRS 449.0045 - "Facility for the dependent" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] "Facility for the dependent" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 449.00455 - "Facility for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders" defined.

NRS 449.0046 - "Facility for the treatment of irreversible renal disease" defined.

NRS 449.0055 - "Facility for transitional living for released offenders" defined.

NRS 449.0065 - "Freestanding birthing center" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 449.008 - "Halfway house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders" defined.

NRS 449.0105 - "Home for individual residential care" defined.

NRS 449.0115 - "Hospice care" defined.

NRS 449.012 - "Hospital" defined.

NRS 449.013 - "Independent center for emergency medical care" defined.

NRS 449.0145 - "Licensed practical nurse" defined.

NRS 449.0151 - "Medical facility" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] "Medical facility" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 449.01513 - "Medication aide - certified" defined.

NRS 449.01515 - "Mobile unit" defined.

NRS 449.01517 - "Nonmedical services related to personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities" defined.

NRS 449.0152 - "Nursing assistant" defined.

NRS 449.0153 - "Nursing pool" defined.

NRS 449.0155 - "Obstetric center" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.]

NRS 449.0156 - "Palliative services" defined.

NRS 449.01563 - Peer support recovery organization" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.]

NRS 449.01566 - Peer support services" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.]

NRS 449.0157 - "Provider of health care" defined.

NRS 449.0159 - "Provider of supported living arrangement services" defined.

NRS 449.0165 - "Psychiatric hospital" defined.

NRS 449.0167 - "Registered nurse" defined.

NRS 449.017 - "Residential facility for groups" defined.

NRS 449.0175 - "Rural clinic" defined.

NRS 449.0177 - "Rural hospital" defined.

NRS 449.0185 - "Supported living arrangement services" defined.

NRS 449.019 - "Surgical center for ambulatory patients" defined.

NRS 449.0195 - "Terminally ill" defined.

NRS 449.029 - "Medical facility" further defined.

NRS 449.030 - License required to operate or maintain medical facility or facility for the dependent. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] License required to operate or maintain medical facility or facility for the dependent. [Effective January 1,...

NRS 449.03005 - License to operate employment agency that contracts with persons in State to provide certain nonmedical services; standards and regulations; licensed employment agency prohibited from making certain referrals; civil penalty.

NRS 449.03008 - Petition to determine if criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining license; fee; posting of requirements for license and list of disqualifying crimes on Internet; report.

NRS 449.0301 - Exemptions.

NRS 449.03013 - Facility for the dependent or medical facility that employs community health workers not required to obtain additional license.

NRS 449.03015 - Facility for the dependent or medical facility that employs providers of peer support services not required to obtain additional license. [Effective through December 31, 2021.]

NRS 449.03017 - Person otherwise licensed under this chapter exempt from requirement to obtain license to operate employment agency that contracts with persons to provide certain nonmedical services.

NRS 449.0302 - Board to adopt standards, qualifications and other regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Board to adopt standards, qualifications and other regulations. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 449.0303 - Authority of Board to require licensing of other facilities.

NRS 449.0304 - Board to adopt regulations authorizing employees of certain facilities and agencies to perform certain tasks.

NRS 449.0305 - Businesses that provide referrals to residential facilities for groups and certain other group housing arrangements: License required; standards and regulations; provision of referrals; prohibited acts; civil penalties.

NRS 449.0306 - Money received from licensing of facilities to be deposited in State General Fund; expenditure of state or federal money by Division.

NRS 449.0307 - Powers of Division.

NRS 449.03075 - Duty of Division to compile and post information concerning licensing status and quality of certain facilities for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders.

NRS 449.0308 - Authority of Division to collect actual cost of enforcing provisions from unlicensed medical facility, facility for the dependent or certain other facilities; authorized use of money collected; exceptions.

NRS 449.040 - Application for license: Filing; contents.

NRS 449.050 - Fees.

NRS 449.065 - Surety bond for initial license and renewal of license to operate facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, peer support recovery organization, residential facility for groups, home for individual residential care, a...

NRS 449.067 - Substitute for surety required for facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, peer support recovery organization, residential facility for groups, home for individual residential care, agency to provide personal care...

NRS 449.068 - Surety bond required for initial license and renewal of license to operate facility for refractive surgery.

NRS 449.069 - Substitute for surety bond required for facility for refractive surgery.

NRS 449.080 - Issuance, validity and nontransferability of license; inspection of building proposed by applicant for community-based living arrangement services.

NRS 449.085 - Form and contents of license.

NRS 449.087 - Amendment of license required for addition of certain services; requirements for approval of amendment; revocation of approval; standards.

NRS 449.089 - Expiration and renewal of license; fees. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Expiration and renewal of license; fees. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 449.091 - Provisional license.

NRS 449.0915 - Endorsement of hospital as crisis stabilization center: Issuance; application; requirements; renewal. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Endorsement of hospital as crisis stabilization center: Issuance; application; requirements; r...

NRS 449.092 - Applicant for issuance or renewal of license for home for individual residential care to attest to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines concerning safe and appropriate injection practices.

NRS 449.0925 - Regulations prescribing mandatory training for unlicensed caregivers; posting of list of providers of training on Internet website; duties of administrator or person in charge of facility. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 449.093 - Training to recognize and prevent abuse of older persons: Persons required to receive; frequency; topics; costs; actions for failure to complete.

NRS 449.094 - Continuing education requirements concerning care of persons with dementia for certain employees of facilities for skilled nursing, facilities for intermediate care and residential facilities for groups.

NRS 449.101 - Discrimination prohibited; development of antidiscrimination policy; posting of nondiscrimination statement and certain other information; construction of section.

NRS 449.102 - Duties of licensed facility to protect privacy of patient or resident. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Duties of licensed facility to protect privacy of patient or resident. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 449.103 - Regulations requiring training relating specifically to cultural competency for any agent or employee of a facility. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Regulations requiring training relating specifically to cultural competency for...

NRS 449.104 - Regulations to ensure patients or residents are identified in accordance with their gender identity or expression.

NRS 449.111 - Authorized activities of licensee; requirements governing provision of services.

NRS 449.112 - Establishment of individualized plan for recipient; reimbursement of Division for overpayment.

NRS 449.113 - Grounds for denying renewal of license.

NRS 449.115 - Definitions.

NRS 449.119 - "Facility, hospital, agency, program or home" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] "Facility, hospital, agency, program or home" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 449.1195 - "Psychiatric residential treatment facility" defined.

NRS 449.121 - Exemption for facility for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders; exception.

NRS 449.122 - Investigation of applicant for license to operate facility, hospital, agency, program or home.

NRS 449.123 - Initial and periodic investigations of employee, employee of temporary employment service or independent contractor of facility, hospital, agency, program or home; penalty.

NRS 449.1235 - Temporary employment service prohibited from sending ineligible employee to facility, hospital, agency, program or home; temporary employment service to provide certain information regarding its employees.

NRS 449.124 - Maintenance and availability of certain records regarding employee, employee of temporary employment service or independent contractor of facility, hospital, agency, program or home.

NRS 449.125 - Termination of employment or contract of employee, employee of temporary employment service or independent contractor of facility, hospital, agency, program or home who has been convicted of certain crime; period in which to correct inf...

NRS 449.4329 - Initial and periodic investigations of employee, employee of temporary employment service or independent contractor; penalty.

NRS 449.43295 - Temporary employment service prohibited from sending ineligible employee to organization; temporary employment service to provide certain information regarding its employees.

NRS 449.433 - Maintenance and availability of certain records regarding employee, employee of temporary employment service or independent contractor of organization.

NRS 449.4331 - Termination of employment or contract of employee, employee of temporary employment service or independent contractor who has been convicted of certain crime; period in which to correct information regarding conviction; liability of or...

NRS 449.4332 - Additional grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of certificate.

NRS 449.131 - Entry and inspection of building and premises by Division, State Fire Marshal and Chief Medical Officer.

NRS 449.132 - Inspection of medical facility, facility for the dependent or other facility required to be licensed by Division of Public and Behavioral Health and Aging and Disability Services Division.

NRS 449.133 - Report of results of inspections of medical facilities and facilities for the dependent by Division; disclosure of results of inspections of facilities for skilled nursing, facilities for intermediate care and residential facilities for...

NRS 449.134 - Facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups, provider of community-based living arrangement services or home for individual residential care to provide immediate notification of certain...

NRS 449.160 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license; revocation of license in connection with certain nuisance activity; log of complaints; information concerning complaint, investigation and disciplinary action to be provided to fa...

NRS 449.163 - Administrative sanctions: Imposition by Division; disposition of money collected.

NRS 449.165 - Administrative sanctions: Regulations of Board.

NRS 449.170 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license or imposition of sanctions: Notice; appeal; adoption of regulations.

NRS 449.171 - Authority of Division to take control over medical records of medical facility, facility for the dependent or other facility required to be licensed by Division upon suspension of license or cessation of operation; confidentiality; shar...

NRS 449.172 - Residential facility for groups: Duties of Division and operator upon suspension or revocation of license for abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of occupants.

NRS 449.174 - Additional grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license to operate certain facility, hospital, agency, program or home. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Additional grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license...

NRS 449.181 - Medical facility that has custody of child pursuant to court order to adopt policy relating to medical care and medications for child; employees to receive copy of policy.

NRS 449.1815 - Medical facility prohibited from allowing person who is not enrolled at accredited medical school to perform or participate in activity for credit toward medical degree.

NRS 449.1818 - Off-campus location of hospital to obtain distinct national provider identifier.

NRS 449.1821 - Hospital to accept payment through Medicare; exceptions.

NRS 449.1825 - Required posting of certain information concerning quality of certain facilities on Internet and in facilities.

NRS 449.183 - Facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing and residential facility for groups to adopt written policy concerning readmission after temporary transfer of patient or resident.

NRS 449.184 - Operator of residential facility for groups, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing to post certain information in conspicuous place.

NRS 449.1845 - Administrator of residential facility for groups to conduct annual assessment of history of each resident and cause provider of health care to conduct certain examinations and assessments; placement based on assessment.

NRS 449.186 - Supervision of residential facility for groups.

NRS 449.1865 - Certain residential facilities for groups to be equipped with fire sprinkler system.

NRS 449.187 - Supervision of facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care.

NRS 449.1885 - Establishment of working group to develop document concerning sexual assault; distribution of document to hospitals, independent centers for emergency medical care and patients who are victims; duties of hospital and independent center...

NRS 449.189 - Physician and nurse required to operate independent center to provide emergency medical care.

NRS 449.191 - Medical facility not required to allow abortions.

NRS 449.1915 - Provision of special diet to patient for whom special diet has been ordered; documentation; clinical privileges for licensed dietitian.

NRS 449.192 - Admission of dentist to membership on medical staff of hospital.

NRS 449.1923 - Admission of advanced practice registered nurse to membership on medical staff of hospital.

NRS 449.1925 - Staff privileges for telehealth providers.

NRS 449.193 - Facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups or home for individual residential care to provide itemized statement of charges upon request to certain persons.

NRS 449.1935 - Agency to provide personal care services in the home authorized to provide certain services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

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...

NRS 449.195 - Waiver of deductible or copayment; conditions.

NRS 449.196 - Requirements for program of hospice care.

NRS 449.197 - Provision of care by 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.]

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.

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.

NRS 449.202 - Classification of hospitals.

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

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

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

NRS 449.205 - Retaliation or discrimination against employees and certain other persons: Prohibition under certain circumstances; medical facility prohibited from restricting right to make report or take certain other actions.

NRS 449.207 - Retaliation or discrimination against employees and certain other persons: Violation; civil action for certain acts of retaliation or discrimination; damages; equitable relief; rebuttable presumption; civil penalty; time limit for bring...

NRS 449.208 - Retaliation or discrimination against employees or certain other persons: Written notice regarding protections and legal remedies for certain acts of retaliation or discrimination; posting of notice; inclusion of notice in employee hand...

NRS 449.209 - Prohibition against medical facility or employee of medical facility making certain referrals to residential facilities for groups; civil penalties; system to track violations.

NRS 449.210 - Penalties for unlicensed operation of medical facility, facility for the dependent or other facility required to be licensed by Division; cease and desist order; authority of Division to bring action; penalty for operating without a lic...

NRS 449.220 - Action to enjoin violations.

NRS 449.240 - Institution and conduct of prosecutions.

NRS 449.241 - Definitions.

NRS 449.2413 - "Certified nursing assistant" defined.

NRS 449.2414 - "Health care facility" defined.

NRS 449.2416 - "Licensed nurse" defined.

NRS 449.2417 - "Practice of surgical technology" defined.

NRS 449.24175 - "Surgical technologist" defined.

NRS 449.2418 - "Unit" defined.

NRS 449.24185 - Conditions under which health care facility may employ or allow person to engage in practice of surgical technology.

NRS 449.2419 - Duties of health care facility that employs or allows person to engage in practice of surgical technology.

NRS 449.24195 - Applicability of provisions concerning surgical technology.

NRS 449.242 - Establishment of staffing committee by certain hospitals in larger counties; membership; duty to develop documented staffing plan; duty to consider certain requests; quarterly meetings; reporting to Legislature.

NRS 449.2421 - Certain health care facilities in larger counties required to make available to Division written policy that allows refusal of or objection to work assignments and documented staffing plan; requirements of staffing plan and flexibility...

NRS 449.2423 - Certain health care facilities in larger counties to adopt written policy to allow nurse or certified nursing assistant to refuse or object to work assignments; requirements of policy; maintenance of records of refusals of and objectio...

NRS 449.2425 - Division to adopt regulations establishing system for rating certain health care facilities on compliance with requirements relating to staffing: Division to post final star rating and report of unresolved violations of law on Internet...

NRS 449.2428 - Division required to ensure that certain health care facilities comply with provisions; regulations.

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

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 hosp...

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.

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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

NRS 449.2485 - Return to dispensing pharmacy of unused prescription drug dispensed to patient of facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care for purpose of reissuing drug or transferring drug.

NRS 449.2486 - Facility for care of adults during the day to maintain and provide certain information; form in which information to be provided.

NRS 449.2487 - Notice to be provided by certain facilities which offer independent living.

NRS 449.2488 - Department of Health and Human Services to develop brochure and website to assist persons who are 55 years of age or older in determining appropriate level of care and type of housing; information to be included in brochure and website...

NRS 449.2489 - Definitions.

NRS 449.24891 - "Ophthalmologist" defined.

NRS 449.24892 - "Postoperative care" defined.

NRS 449.24893 - "Preoperative care" defined.

NRS 449.24894 - "Surgical treatment for a refractive error of the eye" defined.

NRS 449.24895 - Certain persons not required to obtain license to operate and maintain facility; filing of affidavit with Division required.

NRS 449.24896 - Surgical treatments at facility must be performed by licensed ophthalmologist; availability of ophthalmologist.

NRS 449.24898 - Collaboration between ophthalmologist and optometrist authorized pursuant to NRS 636.374.

NRS 449.250 - Short title.

NRS 449.260 - Definitions.

NRS 449.270 - State Department to constitute sole agency of State for certain purposes.

NRS 449.280 - Duties of State Department.

NRS 449.300 - Inventory of existing health facilities; development of program for construction of facilities.

NRS 449.310 - Requirements of program for construction of health facilities.

NRS 449.320 - Application for federal money; deposit of money.

NRS 449.340 - State Department to prescribe minimum standards; standards to supersede local ordinances and regulations; penalty.

NRS 449.345 - Restriction on adoption of regulations concerning construction, maintenance, operation or safety of building, structure or other property.

NRS 449.360 - Application for construction of health facility: Filing; compliance with federal and state requirements.

NRS 449.370 - Application for construction of health facility: Notice and hearing; approval and forwarding.

NRS 449.380 - Inspection of construction of health facility; certification by State Department.

NRS 449.390 - Authority to receive and distribute federal money; Health Facilities Assistance Fund; deposits, use and controls.

NRS 449.400 - State Public Health Facilities Construction Assistance Fund: Creation; administration.

NRS 449.410 - State assistance for construction of certain projects; eligibility of project for assistance.

NRS 449.420 - Amount of state assistance: Allocations; payments.

NRS 449.430 - Money from State Public Health Facilities Construction Assistance Fund to be paid in installments.

NRS 449.4304 - "Intermediary service organization" defined.

NRS 449.4308 - Authority to provide services.

NRS 449.4309 - Board to adopt regulations authorizing employee of intermediary service organization to perform certain tasks.

NRS 449.431 - Certificate required; exception; penalty.

NRS 449.4311 - Application for certificate: Contents.

NRS 449.4312 - Application for certificate: Social security number required. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the prof...

NRS 449.4313 - Application for certificate: Statement regarding obligation of child support; grounds for denial; duty of Division. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedure...

NRS 449.4314 - Application for certificate: Fee.

NRS 449.4315 - Prohibition on denial of application based on immigration or citizenship status; alternative personally identifying number required by applicant with no social security number; confidentiality of social security or alternative personal...

NRS 449.4316 - Petition to determine if criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining certificate; fee; posting of requirements for certificate and list of disqualifying crimes on Internet; report.

NRS 449.4317 - Issuance of certificate; nontransferability.

NRS 449.4318 - Form and contents of certificate.

NRS 449.4319 - Expiration and renewal of certificate.

NRS 449.432 - Application for renewal of certificate: Information concerning state business license required; conditions which require denial.

NRS 449.4321 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of certificate.

NRS 449.4322 - Suspension of certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to...

NRS 449.4324 - Provisional certificate.

NRS 449.4325 - Deposit of money received; expenses of Division to enforce provisions.

NRS 449.4327 - Regulations; powers of Division.

NRS 449.4335 - Administrative sanctions: Imposition by Division; consequences of failure to pay; use of money collected.

NRS 449.4336 - Administrative sanctions: Regulations.

NRS 449.4337 - Notice by Division of disciplinary action; exception; appeal.

NRS 449.4338 - Action to enjoin violations.

NRS 449.4339 - Prosecution by district attorney.

NRS 449.435 - Definitions.

NRS 449.436 - "Conscious sedation" defined.

NRS 449.437 - "Deep sedation" defined.

NRS 449.438 - "General anesthesia" defined.

NRS 449.439 - "Physician" defined.

NRS 449.441 - Exemption from provisions if physician’s office or facility only administers certain type of pain medication.

NRS 449.442 - Permit required for certain physicians’ offices and facilities to offer services; national accreditation required; cessation of services for failure to maintain accreditation.

NRS 449.443 - Application for permit; fee; inspection by Division; term of permit.

NRS 449.444 - Application for renewal of permit; fee.

NRS 449.4445 - Legislative findings and declaration concerning oversight of surgical centers for ambulatory patients.

NRS 449.445 - National accreditation required of surgical center for ambulatory patients; inspection by Division; cessation of operation for failure to maintain accreditation.

NRS 449.446 - Annual inspections of holders of permits and surgical centers for ambulatory patients; correction of deficiencies identified in inspections; reporting of inspections to Legislature.

NRS 449.4465 - Report of Division concerning surgical centers for ambulatory patients.

NRS 449.447 - Disciplinary action for certain violations or failure to correct deficiency; notification to State Board of Osteopathic Medicine of violations; administrative sanctions.

NRS 449.448 - Regulations.

NRS 449.450 - Definitions.

NRS 449.460 - Powers of Director.

NRS 449.465 - Authority of Director to impose fees; maximum amount of fees collected; requirement to impose fee for support of Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.

NRS 449.470 - Director may use staff or contract for services.

NRS 449.476 - Committee to ensure quality of care: Formation by hospital; general requirements.

NRS 449.485 - Hospital required to use discharge form prescribed by Director; electronic monthly reporting; exception to electronic reporting; use of information by Department.

NRS 449.490 - Financial statements and reports required to be filed with Department; additional reporting requirements for hospitals with 100 or more beds; availability of complete current charge master.

NRS 449.500 - Director to carry out analyses and studies concerning cost of health care.

NRS 449.510 - Director to prepare and file summaries, compilations or other reports; public inspection; collection, maintenance, disclosure or publication of contracts or identification of party to contract prohibited.

NRS 449.520 - Reports to Governor and legislative committees; development of comprehensive plan by Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.

NRS 449.530 - Administrative fine for violation.

NRS 449.531 - Unlawful acts; exception; penalty.