NAC439A.455. Letter of approval or disapproval; failure to accept letter of approval; public notice; reconsideration.

     1. In connection with an application made pursuant to NRS 439A.100, the Director will issue to each applicant a letter of approval or disapproval, together with a copy of the written findings of fact issued pursuant to NAC 439A.445. This letter is the official document permitting or denying the applicant’s project.

     2. A letter of disapproval will contain the reasons for denial.

     3. A letter of approval will contain:

     (a) A timetable for the project, including a specific date by which the proposed facility must be made available for receiving patients or providing services;

     (b) The maximum capital expenditure for the project;

     (c) The specific location of the project;

     (d) The specific health services and the number of beds identified in the application;

     (e) Notice of the requirement that, within 30 days after the date of publication of the decision, the applicant must file with the Department its written acceptance of the decision; and

     (f ) Each condition placed on the approval which is directly related to the proposed project and the criteria for review.

     4. The applicant’s failure to accept the letter of approval within 30 days after the date of publication of the decision cancels the letter of approval, and the project may be reinstated only by a new application and review.

     5. Public notice of the decision of the Director will be given within 15 days after the date of the decision.

     6. The period during which a reconsideration of the decision of the Director must be requested begins on the date on which the notice of the decision first appears in a newspaper of general circulation.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Human Resources, eff. 9-4-84; A 3-6-86; 11-10-87; 1-2-90; 10-14-97)