Nev. Admin. Code § 449.994 - Records required before surgery; report of surgery
1. A physical examination, which must include
a medical history of the patient, within the 30 days immediately preceding the
date of the patient's surgery and a presurgical evaluation conducted by a
physician or a podiatric physician licensed pursuant to chapter 635 of NRS, as
applicable, on the day of the patient's surgery or within the 7 days
immediately preceding the date of the patient's surgery must be recorded in the
chart of the patient before surgery.
2. A properly executed form of consent to
surgery as set forth in
NRS
449.710 must be placed in the medical record
of the patient before surgery.
3. A
report must be prepared within 24 hours after surgery describing the techniques
and findings of the surgery and the tissues removed or altered during the
surgery. If a report is dictated, a written report must be signed by the
surgeon within 7 days after the surgery.
Notes
NRS 449.0302
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