Nev. Admin. Code § 449.331 - Emergency services and medical care; transfer agreements

1. A hospital shall develop and carry out policies and procedures to ensure that emergency services and medical care are provided in accordance with NRS 439B.410 and 450B.790 and 42 C.F.R. § 489.24 and to ensure compliance with the provisions of NRS 450B.795.

2. All hospitals not having their own long-term facility shall have transfer agreements with long-term care facilities. Transfer agreements between facilities must be in writing and on file at each facility concerned. The agreements must provide for:

(a) The transfer of patients between facilities whenever the need for transfer is medically determined; and

(b) The exchange of appropriate medical and administrative information between facilities.

3. In addition to the application required by NAC 449.011 or 449.0116, as applicable, a hospital applying for initial licensure or the renewal of its license shall submit to the Division an attestation under penalty of perjury that the hospital is in compliance with the requirements of this section.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 449.331

Bd. of Health, Health Facilities Reg. Part III Ch. I § XVI subsecs. A, B & D, eff. 10-9-69; Ch. II part §XI, eff. 10-9-69-NAC A by R050-99, 9-27-99; R138-07, 1-30-2008; A by R048-22A, eff. 12/29/2022

NRS 439.200, 449.0302