NAC449.61262. Application for approval to provide services.

An application for approval submitted pursuant to NRS 449.087 must include:

     1. A statement of the kinds of organs that are to be transplanted;

     2. Proof that the hospital is a member of the United Network for Organ Sharing;

     3. A letter of commitment from the hospital to accept all patients eligible for the service;

     4. A statement signed by the chief operating officer of the hospital that the hospital is committed to providing a service for the transplantation of organs and that an adequate budget will be maintained to ensure that the service is provided continuously for not less than 3 years;

     5. A statement signed by the administrator of the hospital that:

     (a) The hospital will, in testing for histocompatibility in connection with the service, use a laboratory accredited by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics; and

     (b) The hospital maintains letters of agreement or contracts with one or more members of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations or hospital-based organizations for the procurement of organs that comply with the standards of ethics and criteria for membership adopted by the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, except that the hospital is not required to be a nonprofit institution; and

     6. If approval for the service is required by NRS 439A.100, a copy of the letter of approval from the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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