NAC449.4063. Design, construction, equipment and maintenance of facility: General requirements; prerequisites to approval for licensure.

     1. A facility must be designed, constructed, equipped and maintained in a manner that protects the health and safety of the clients and personnel of the facility and members of the general public.

     2. A facility shall comply with all applicable:

     (a) Federal and state laws;

     (b) Local ordinances, including, without limitation, zoning ordinances; and

     (c) Environmental, health, fire and local building codes,

Ê related to the construction and maintenance of the facility. If there is a difference between state and local requirements, the more stringent requirements apply.

     3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, before any new construction of a facility or any remodeling of an existing facility is begun:

     (a) The facility must submit building plans for the new construction or remodeling to the entity designated to review such plans by the Division pursuant to the provisions of NAC 449.0115. The entity’s review of those plans is advisory only and does not constitute approval for the licensing of the facility.

     (b) The building plans for the construction or remodeling must be approved by the Division.

     4. The Bureau shall not approve a facility for licensure until all construction is completed and a survey is conducted at the site of the facility.

     5. The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to plans for remodeling a facility if the remodeling is limited to refurbishing an area within the facility, including, without limitation, painting the area, replacing the flooring in the area, repairing windows in the area, and replacing window or wall coverings in the area.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 6-23-86; A by R076-01, 10-18-2001; R074-04, 8-4-2004)