NAC449.74329. Policies and procedures for services and operation of facility.

     1. The governing body shall adopt written policies and procedures that govern the operation of the facility and the services provided by the facility.

     2. The policies and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must:

     (a) Ensure that only those persons are accepted as patients whose needs can be met by the facility directly or in cooperation with community resources or other providers of treatment with which it is affiliated or has contacts;

     (b) Ensure that a patient whose physical or mental condition has changed to such an extent that he or she can no longer be adequately served by the facility will be transferred promptly to an appropriate facility;

     (c) Set forth the rights of patients and members of the staff, including, without limitation, the rights of patients set forth in NRS 449.700 to 449.730, inclusive, and provide for the registration and disposition of complaints without threat of discharge or reprisal against an employee or patient;

     (d) Ensure that the admission agreement between the administrator and the patient specifically prohibits the administrator, his or her designee or any member of the staff of the facility from being given durable power of attorney for health care for the patient; and

     (e) Be available to members of the staff, patients and the public.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R051-06, eff. 7-14-2006)