Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 654 - ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR LONG-TERM CARE › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVES, NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS › Section 654.210 - Grounds for disciplinary action, denial of license or refusal to renew license

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to the reasons set forth in
				NRS
				654.190, as amended by section 12 of Assembly
				Bill No. 165, chapter 130, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 600, section 18 of
				Senate Bill No. 71, chapter 326, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1911, section
				18 of Senate Bill No. 324, chapter 373, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2312,
				and section 9 of Senate Bill No. 482, chapter 578, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at
				page 4173, the Board may bring disciplinary action against a licensee or deny
				the issuance of or refuse to renew a license as a nursing facility
				administrator , administrator of a residential facility for groups or health
				services executive if the Board finds that the applicant or licensee:
1. Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring
			 or attempting to procure a license pursuant to this chapter.
2. Is guilty of unprofessional conduct,
			 including, without limitation:
(a) Providing
			 services to a patient or resident which the applicant or licensee is not
			 capable of providing with reasonable skill and safety because of his or her use
			 of alcohol or drugs, or because of lack of adequate training, skill or
			 knowledge;
(b) Gross or repeated
			 negligence in providing services;
(c) Willful noncompliance with any order of
			 the Board or any other enforcement authority;
(d) Failure to notify the Board of the loss
			 of a license issued by the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance of the
			 Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human
			 Services;
(e) Failure to notify the
			 Board of a change in circumstances as required pursuant to NAC
			 654.181;
(f) Paying or giving, or causing to be paid
			 or given, a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, inducement or
			 incentive for the solicitation or procurement of a patient or
			 resident;
(g) Paying or giving, or
			 causing to be paid or given, a fee, commission or other valuable consideration,
			 inducement or incentive for referring a patient or resident to a
			 facility;
(h) Providing or giving,
			 or causing to be paid or given, any financial incentive, including, without
			 limitation, a discount on rent or other fees, to a patient, resident, or family
			 member of or responsible party for a patient or resident, to fund a payment to
			 a person or entity for referring the patient or resident to a
			 facility;
(i) Engaging in
			 fraudulent, misleading or deceptive advertising;
(j) Failing to protect the privacy of a
			 resident or patient;
(k) Violating
			 the confidentiality of a resident or patient;
(l) Failing to maintain records as required
			 by law;
(m) Falsifying or altering
			 the records of a resident or patient;
(n) Failing to protect a resident or patient
			 from the incompetent, abusive or illegal practice of any person;
(o) Engaging in sexual contact with a
			 resident or patient;
(p) Engaging
			 in conduct which endangers the safety of the general public, patients,
			 residents, clients or employees by making actual or implied threats of violence
			 or carrying out such threats;
(q)
			 Abusing, exploiting, isolating, neglecting or abandoning a resident or patient
			 as defined in NRS
			 200.5092; or
(r) Willfully or repeatedly violating the
			 provisions of this chapter.