NAC445A.54294. Issuance of emergency order.

     1. If the Bureau determines that any facility, equipment, operation or other condition of a certified laboratory requires immediate action to protect the health and safety of the members of the general public and the Bureau receives the approval of the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Bureau may, without notice or hearing, issue an emergency order:

     (a) Suspending the certification of the laboratory; and

     (b) Requiring the person to whom the Bureau issues the order to correct the condition for which the emergency order is issued.

     2. An emergency order is effective upon issuance and is not subject to review unless, within 30 days after the date the order is served, the person to whom the Bureau issues the order petitions for a hearing before the Board.

     3. The Board shall continue, modify or revoke the emergency order within 30 days after it conducts the hearing required by the provisions of subsection 2.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001)