NAC442.411. Application; fee; requirements for provision of obstetrical services.

     1. The Division shall provide a uniform application form for hospitals to apply for a designation as a level II specialty care facility or level III subspecialty care facility.

     2. The application must include a statement:

     (a) Describing the qualifications of the hospital’s personnel to provide level II specialty care or level III subspecialty care for neonates;

     (b) Describing the facilities and equipment to be used to provide level II specialty care or level III subspecialty care for neonates;

     (c) Describing how the hospital’s facilities and personnel meet or exceed the standards established in NAC 442.250 to 442.550, inclusive, for the level of neonatal care requested;

     (d) From the medical director of the proposed neonatal facility that the hospital has adequate facilities, equipment, personnel and policies and procedures to provide neonatal care at the level requested; and

     (e) From the chief operating officer of the hospital that the hospital is committed to maintaining sufficient support personnel and equipment to provide neonatal care at the level requested.

     3. An application for a designation as a level II specialty care facility or level III subspecialty care facility must be accompanied by an application fee of $7,500, which, pursuant to subsection 6 of NAC 442.480, will be applied to the costs of the required inspection.

     4. The Division is not required to grant a separate designation as a level I basic care facility. If a hospital elects to provide obstetrical services, the hospital must have a level I basic care facility in accordance with NAC 442.380 and 449.3645 to 449.367, inclusive.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-1-89; A 9-16-92; R064-04, 8-4-2004)