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NV Rev Stat § 439.873 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.873 - Designation, duties and qualifications of infection control officer; required ratio of patients to employees with certain training in infection control; Division to provide education and technical assistance.

  1. A medical facility shall designate an officer or employee of the facility to serve as the infection control officer of the medical facility.  2. The person who is designated as the infection control officer of a medical facility:  (a) Shall serve on the patient safety committee.  (b) Shall monitor the occurrences of infections at the medical facility to determine the number and severity of infections.  (c) Shall report to the patient safety committee concerning the number and severity of infections at the medical facility.  (d) Shall take such action as he or she determines is necessary to prevent and control infections alleged to have occurred at the medical facility.  (e) Shall carry out the provisions of the infection control program adopted pursuant to NRS 439.865 and ensure compliance with the program.  3. If a medical facility has 175 or more beds, the person who is designated as the infection control officer of the medical facility must be certified as an infection preventionist by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., or a successor organization. A person may serve as the certified infection preventionist for more than one medical facility if the facilities have common ownership.  4. A medical facility that designates an infection control officer who is not a certified infection preventionist must ensure that the person has successfully completed a nationally recognized basic training program in infection control, which may include, without limitation, the program offered by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., or a successor organization. A medical facility shall ensure that an infection control officer completes at least 4 hours of continuing education each year on topics relating to current practices in infection control and prevention.  5. A medical facility shall ensure that it maintains a ratio of at least one employee who has the training described in subsection 4 for every 100 occupied beds. The number of beds must be determined based upon the most recent annual calendar-year average reported by the medical facility to the Director pursuant to NRS 449.490 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  6. A medical facility shall maintain records concerning the certification and training required by this section.  7. The Division shall provide education and technical assistance relating to infection control and prevention in medical facilities.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1582)
NV Rev Stat § 439.875 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.875 - Patient safety committee: Establishment; composition; meetings; duties; proceedings and records are privileged.

  1. A medical facility shall establish a patient safety committee.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:  (a) A patient safety committee established pursuant to subsection 1 must be composed of:  (1) The infection control officer of the medical facility.  (2) The patient safety officer of the medical facility, if he or she is not designated as the infection control officer of the medical facility.  (3) At least three providers of health care who treat patients at the medical facility, including, without limitation, at least one member of the medical, nursing and pharmaceutical staff of the medical facility.  (4) One member of the executive or governing body of the medical facility.  (b) A patient safety committee shall meet at least once each month.  3. The Administrator shall adopt regulations prescribing the composition and frequency of meetings of patient safety committees at medical facilities having fewer than 25 employees and contractors.  4. A patient safety committee shall:  (a) Receive reports from the patient safety officer pursuant to NRS 439.870.  (b) Evaluate actions of the patient safety officer in connection with all reports of sentinel events alleged to have occurred at the medical facility.  (c) Review and evaluate the quality of measures carried out by the medical facility to improve the safety of patients who receive treatment at the medical facility.  (d) Review and evaluate the quality of measures carried out by the medical facility to prevent and control infections at the medical facility.  (e) Make recommendations to the executive or governing body of the medical facility to reduce the number and severity of sentinel events and infections that occur at the medical facility.  (f) At least once each calendar quarter, report to the executive or governing body of the medical facility regarding:  (1) The number of sentinel events that occurred at the medical facility during the preceding calendar quarter;  (2) The number and severity of infections that occurred at the medical facility during the preceding calendar quarter; and  (3) Any recommendations to reduce the number and severity of sentinel events and infections that occur at the medical facility.  (g) Adopt patient safety checklists and patient safety policies as required by NRS 439.877, review the checklists and policies annually and revise the checklists and policies as the patient safety committee determines necessary.  5. The proceedings and records of a patient safety committee are subject to the same privilege and protection from discovery as the proceedings and records described in NRS 49.265.  (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 15; A 2011, 679, 1584)
NV Rev Stat § 439.880 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.880 - Immunity from criminal and civil liability.

No person is subject to any criminal penalty or civil liability for libel, slander or any similar cause of action in tort if the person, without malice:  1. Reports a sentinel event to a governmental entity with jurisdiction or another appropriate authority;  2. Notifies a governmental entity with jurisdiction or another appropriate authority of a sentinel event;  3. Transmits information regarding a sentinel event to a governmental entity with jurisdiction or another appropriate authority;  4. Compiles, prepares or disseminates information regarding a sentinel event to a governmental entity with jurisdiction or another appropriate authority; or  5. Performs any other act authorized pursuant to NRS 439.800 to 439.890, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 16; A 2005, 600; 2011, 680; 2019, 1670)
NV Rev Stat § 439.885 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.885 - Violation by health facility: Administrative sanction prohibited when voluntarily reported; administrative sanction imposed when not voluntarily reported; appeal of imposition of sanction; accounting and expenditure of money.

  1. If a health facility:  (a) Commits a violation of any provision of NRS 439.800 to 439.890, inclusive, or for any violation for which an administrative sanction pursuant to NRS 449.163 would otherwise be applicable; and  (b) Of its own volition, reports the violation to the Administrator,  such a violation must not be used as the basis for imposing an administrative sanction pursuant to NRS 449.163.  2. If a health facility commits a violation of any provision of NRS 439.800 to 439.890, inclusive, and does not, of its own volition, report the violation to the Administrator, the Division may, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 3, impose an administrative sanction:  (a) For failure to report a sentinel event, in an amount not to exceed $100 per day for each day after the date on which the sentinel event was required to be reported pursuant to NRS 439.835;  (b) For failure to adopt and implement a patient safety plan pursuant to NRS 439.865, in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each month in which a patient safety plan was not in effect; and  (c) For failure to establish a patient safety committee or failure of such a committee to meet pursuant to the requirements of NRS 439.875, in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each violation of that section.  3. Before the Division imposes an administrative sanction pursuant to subsection 2, the Division shall provide the health facility with reasonable notice. The notice must contain the legal authority, jurisdiction and reasons for the action to be taken. If a health facility wants to contest the action, the facility may file an appeal pursuant to the regulations of the State Board of Health adopted pursuant to NRS 449.165 and 449.170. Upon receiving notice of an appeal, the Division shall hold a hearing in accordance with those regulations.  4. An administrative sanction collected pursuant to this section must be accounted for separately and used by the Division to provide training and education to employees of the Division, employees of health facilities and members of the general public regarding issues relating to the provision of quality and safe health care.  (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 16; A 2005, 600; 2009, 554; 2011, 680; 2013, 3042; 2019, 1671)
NV Rev Stat § 439.890 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.890 - Adoption of regulations.

The State Board of Health shall adopt such regulations as the Board determines to be necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of NRS 439.800 to 439.890, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 16; A 2005, 600; 2009, 554; 2011, 681)
NV Rev Stat § 439.902 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.902 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 439.902 to 439.918, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.904 and 439.906 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2810)
NV Rev Stat § 439.904 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.904 - "Commission" defined.

Commission means the Patient Protection Commission created by NRS 439.908.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2810)
NV Rev Stat § 439.906 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.906 - "Provider of health care" defined.

Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2810)
NV Rev Stat § 439.908 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.908 - Creation; membership; compensation; terms and removal of members; vacancies; Chair; quorum.

  1. The Patient Protection Commission is hereby created. The Commission consists of:  (a) The following 11 voting members appointed by the Governor:  (1) Two persons who have expertise and experience in advocating on behalf of patients.  (2) Two representatives of providers of health care.  (3) Two representatives of hospitals.  (4) Two representatives of health insurers.  (5) One person who engages in the academic study of health care policy or public health.  (6) One representative of the prescription drug industry.  (7) One representative of the general public.  (b) The Director of the Department, the Commissioner of Insurance and the Executive Director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange as ex officio, nonvoting members.  2. The Governor shall:  (a) Appoint two of the voting members of the Commission described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 from a list of persons nominated by the Majority Leader of the Senate;  (b) Appoint two of the voting members of the Commission described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 from a list of persons nominated by the Speaker of the Assembly; and  (c) Ensure that the members appointed by the Governor to the Commission reflect the geographic diversity of this State.  3. Members of the Commission serve without compensation or per diem but are entitled to receive reimbursement for travel expenses in the same amount provided for state officers and employees generally.   4. After the initial terms, the term of each voting member is 2 years, except that the Governor may remove a voting member at any time and for any reason. A member may be reappointed.   5. If a vacancy occurs during the term of a voting member, the Governor shall appoint a person similarly qualified to replace that member for the remainder of the unexpired term.  6. The Governor shall annually designate a voting member to serve as the Chair of the Commission.  7. A majority of the voting members of the Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of the members of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Commission.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2810)
NV Rev Stat § 439.912 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.912 - Meetings; subcommittees; contracts; advice and technical assistance by state agencies, boards and commissions.

  1. The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair.  2. The Commission may:  (a) Establish subcommittees consisting of members of the Commission or other persons to assist the Commission in the performance of its duties. Each subcommittee expires 6 months after it is created but may be continued with approval of the Commission. Not more than six subcommittees may exist at any time.  (b) To the extent that money is available for this purpose, enter into contracts with consultants to assist the Commission in the performance of its duties.  3. Within the limits of available resources, state agencies, boards and commissions shall, upon the request of the Executive Director of the Commission, provide advice and technical assistance to the Commission.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2811)
NV Rev Stat § 439.914 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.914 - Appointment, qualifications and duties of Executive Director; authority to request information from state agencies.

  1. The Governor shall appoint the Executive Director of the Commission within the Office of the Governor. The Executive Director:  (a) Must have experience in health care or health insurance;  (b) Is in the unclassified service of the State; and   (c) Serves at the pleasure of the Governor.  2. The Executive Director shall:  (a) Perform the administrative duties of the Commission and such other duties as are directed by the Commission; and  (b) To the extent that money is available for this purpose, appoint employees to assist the Executive Director in carrying out the duties prescribed in paragraph (a). Such employees serve at the pleasure of the Executive Director and are in the unclassified service of the State.  3. The Executive Director may request any information maintained by a state agency that is necessary for the performance of his or her duties, including, without limitation, information that is otherwise declared confidential by law. To the extent authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, an agency from which such information is requested shall provide the information to the Executive Director.  4. The Executive Director:  (a) Shall maintain any information obtained pursuant to subsection 3 under the same conditions as the information is maintained by the agency that provided the information; and  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, shall not disclose any confidential information obtained pursuant to subsection 3 to any other person or entity, including, without limitation, the Commission or a member thereof. The Executive Director may disclose or publish aggregated information in a manner that does not reveal the identity of any person.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2811)
NV Rev Stat § 439.918 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.918 - Duty to facilitate collaboration and coordination between state governmental entities; reports.

  1. In addition to conducting the review described in NRS 439.916, the Commission shall attempt to:  (a) Identify and facilitate collaboration between existing state governmental entities that study or address issues relating to the quality, accessibility and affordability of health care in this State, including, without limitation, the regional behavioral health policy boards created by NRS 433.429; and  (b) Coordinate with such entities to reduce any duplication of efforts among and between those entities and the Commission.  2. On or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the Commission shall:  (a) Compile a report describing the meetings of the Commission and the activities of the Commission during the immediately preceding 6 months. The report must include, without limitation, a description of any issues identified as negatively impacting the quality, accessibility or affordability of health care in this State and any recommendations for legislation, regulations or other changes to policy or budgets to address those issues.  (b) Submit the report to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:  (1) In January of odd-numbered years, the next regular session of the Legislature.  (2) In all other cases, to the Legislative Committee on Health Care.  3. Upon receiving a report pursuant to subsection 2, the Governor shall post the report on an Internet website maintained by the Governor.  4. The Commission may prepare and publish additional reports on specific topics at the direction of the Chair.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2813)
NV Rev Stat § 439.942 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.942 - Establishment; requirements to become client; administrators; confidentiality; protection of information; maintenance.

  1. The Division may establish a secure Internet website which makes certain information available for a website client to conduct an investigation into the background and personal history of a person that is required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 62B, 63, 424, 427A, 432, 432A, 432B, 433, 433B, 435 or 449 of NRS.  2. To become a website client, a person or governmental entity must:  (a) Create an account on the Internet website;  (b) Comply with NRS 439.942 to 439.948, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto governing use of the Internet website; and  (c) Designate a website client administrator who is responsible for:  (1) Determining the persons who are authorized to use the Internet website;  (2) Providing the Division with the names of the persons who are authorized to use the Internet website;  (3) Ensuring that only those authorized persons have access to the Internet website; and  (4) Notifying the Division of any change in the persons who are authorized to use the Internet website.  3. Authorized employees of the Division and of the Department of Public Safety may be designated to serve as administrators of the Internet website with access to all the data and information on the Internet website.  4. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, information collected, maintained, stored, backed up or on file on the Internet website is confidential, not subject to subpoena or discovery and is not subject to inspection by the general public.  5. The Division shall ensure that any information collected, maintained and stored on the Internet website is protected adequately from fire, theft, loss, destruction, other hazards and unauthorized access, and is backed-up in a manner that ensures proper confidentiality and security.  6. The Internet website must be maintained in accordance with any requirements of the Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services of the Department of Administration established for use of the equipment or services of the Division pursuant to NRS 242.181.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2886)
NV Rev Stat § 439.943 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.943 - Authorized use; inclusion of relevant publicly available information.

  1. A person authorized to use the Internet website established pursuant to NRS 439.942 may access the website to search for information necessary to conduct an investigation of the background and personal history of a person when required. Such a search may include, without limitation, to the extent that the information is available:  (a) Determining whether the person being investigated has been convicted of a crime that disqualifies the person for employment, licensure or other privilege sought;  (b) Verifying the social security number, date of birth and driver’s license or identification card number of the person being investigated;  (c) Determining whether any disciplinary action has been taken by a professional licensing board against the person being investigated; and  (d) Determining whether the person being investigated is included on the list of individuals who are excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320a-7 et seq.  2. The Internet website established pursuant to NRS 439.942 may include, without limitation, any relevant information that is available to the public, including, without limitation, hyperlinks to relevant publicly available Internet websites and registries, forms and educational materials.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2887)
NV Rev Stat § 439.944 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.944 - Access authorized to enter information and manage information and account.

A person authorized to use the Internet website established pursuant to NRS 439.942 may access the website to:  1. Enter any required information;  2. Manage the information to which the person has access; and  3. Manage the account of the person.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2887)
NV Rev Stat § 439.945 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health|NRS 439.945 - Division authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with certain state and federal agencies to obtain information for inclusion.

The Division may enter into cooperative agreements to obtain and accept information for inclusion on the Internet website established pursuant to NRS 439.942 from:  1. The Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established pursuant to NRS 432.100 and any similar registry maintained by a governmental entity of any state or territory within the United States;  2. The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History or any similar repository maintained by a government agency of any state or territory within the United States; and  3. Any other state or federal agency which maintains a database, repository or registry which contains information the Division determines is necessary or appropriate for inclusion on the Internet website.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2888)