NAC449.61336. Rules for organization of medical staff.

The medical staff of an independent center for emergency medical care must be organized under a set of rules approved by the governing body or, if there is no governing body, by the medical director. The rules must include:

     1. An outline which describes the organization of the medical staff;

     2. A statement concerning the qualifications which a member of the medical staff must possess to practice at the center;

     3. A policy concerning the requirements for meetings of the medical staff, including the minimum number of meetings each member of the staff must attend each year;

     4. A provision requiring, except in a medical emergency, the informed consent of a patient or his or her legal representative for a surgical procedure;

     5. A requirement that if a patient is treated for dental or podiatric care at the center, a physician who is responsible for the medical care of the patient must be in attendance throughout the patient’s care at the center; and

     6. A requirement that if any member of an allied health profession provides services at the center, his or her entries on the medical record of a patient must be verified by his or her signature.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 11-1-95)