NAC449.74533. Laboratory services.

     1. A facility for skilled nursing shall provide laboratory services to meet the needs of the patients in the facility or contract with a laboratory to obtain such services.

     2. If a facility for skilled nursing has its own laboratory, it must be a licensed clinical laboratory under the provisions of chapter 652 of NRS and comply with the provisions of 42 C.F.R. Part 493. The provisions of this subsection do not prohibit a licensed nurse from performing laboratory tests pursuant to NRS 652.217.

     3. If the facility contracts with a laboratory for its services, that laboratory must be:

     (a) A licensed clinical laboratory under the provisions of chapter 652 of NRS; and

     (b) Certified in the specialties and subspecialties required by the facility in accordance with the provisions of 42 C.F.R. Part 493.

     4. A facility for skilled nursing shall:

     (a) Provide or obtain only such laboratory tests as are ordered by the attending physician of a patient in the facility;

     (b) Promptly notify the attending physician of the results of those tests;

     (c) Arrange transportation for a patient to obtain laboratory tests ordered by the patient’s attending physician, if the patient requires such assistance; and

     (d) Include in the medical records of a patient all reports of the results of laboratory tests ordered for the patient. The reports must include:

          (1) The date on which the tests were performed; and

          (2) The name and address of the laboratory performing the tests.

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