NAC449.74467. Performance of services for facility by patient.

     1. A facility for skilled nursing shall not require a patient in the facility to perform services for the facility.

     2. A patient may perform services for the facility only if:

     (a) The facility has included in the patient’s plan of care his or her need or desire to perform services for the facility;

     (b) The plan of care describes the nature of the services to be performed and the compensation, if any, to be paid for those services;

     (c) The compensation to be paid for the services is at or above the prevailing wage; and

     (d) The patient agrees to perform the services described in the plan of care.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R051-99, eff. 9-27-99)