NAC449.61252. Annual inspection of hospital: Assessment of rate of mortality.

     1. As a part of the annual inspection of each approved hospital, the Division shall perform a detailed review of the patient files relating to all mortalities at the hospital.

     2. In assessing whether a hospital’s adjusted rate of mortality is acceptable for the purposes of NAC 449.612 to 449.61256, inclusive, the inspection team shall fully consider, among other things, the age and sex of the patient, the acuity of the patient’s illness and the information contained in the registry maintained pursuant to NAC 449.61246.

     3. As used in this section, “mortality” means the death of any patient who dies within 30 days after undergoing open-heart surgery.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 8-31-89)