NAC449.4504. Administrator: Appointment; duties; qualifications.

     1. A licensee of a facility shall appoint an administrator to be legally responsible for:

     (a) The daily operation of the facility; and

     (b) Compliance with the applicable provisions of NAC 449.002 to 449.99939, inclusive, and chapter 449 of NRS.

     2. The administrator of a facility must:

     (a) Be at least 21 years of age;

     (b) Have at least 1 year of administrative experience in a health care setting;

     (c) Have experience in the administration and supervision of personnel; and

     (d) Possess such knowledge of the practice of medicine as to enable him or her to be conversant in surgical protocols.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R052-02, eff. 7-24-2002)