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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

Known as the Nevada Health Facilities Assistance Act

The act spans §§ 449–449 (272 sections).

(Added to NRS by 2009, 529)

1. An office of a physician or a facility that provides health care, other than a medical facility, must obtain a permit pursuant to NRS 449.443 before offering to a patient a service of general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation. An office of a physician or a facility that provides health care, other than a medical facility, which operates at more than one location must obtain a permit for each location where a service of general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation is offered.

2. To offer to a patient a service of general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation in this State, an office of a physician or a facility that provides health care, other than a medical facility, must maintain current accreditation by a nationally recognized organization approved by the Board. Upon receiving an initial permit, the office or facility shall, within 6 months after obtaining the permit, submit proof to the Division of accreditation by such an organization.

3. If an office of a physician or a facility that provides health care, other than a medical facility, fails to maintain current accreditation or if the accreditation is revoked or is otherwise no longer valid, the office or facility shall immediately cease offering to patients a service of general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.