NAC449.97042. Restrictions on operation; office of independent facility; operation pursuant to contract.

     1. A hospital shall not operate a mobile unit as a primary source for providing a service specified in NRS 449.012 except during an emergency.

     2. A parent facility or independent facility that is issued a license to operate a mobile unit shall not use the mobile unit to provide any service for which the mobile unit is not licensed, regardless of whether the mobile unit is operated by a person other than the parent facility or independent facility.

     3. An independent facility that is issued a license to operate a mobile unit shall:

     (a) Maintain an office in this State;

     (b) Ensure that the office remains open during normal business hours;

     (c) Ensure that any schedule, record or other information that the independent facility or mobile unit is required to maintain pursuant to NAC 449.970 to 449.97042, inclusive, is maintained at the office of the independent facility; and

     (d) Not use the office of the independent facility to provide any service for which the mobile unit is licensed, unless the owner or operator of the independent facility is a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS and uses the office to provide medical services to his or her patients.

     4. If a mobile unit is operated pursuant to a contract, the parent facility or independent facility of the mobile unit:

     (a) Is liable for any failure by the operator of the mobile unit to comply with any provision of NRS 449.001 to 449.240, inclusive, or the standards and regulations adopted by the State Board of Health concerning the operation and maintenance of the mobile unit;

     (b) Shall maintain on the premises of the parent facility or independent facility a record satisfactory to the Division setting forth the services provided by the mobile unit pursuant to the contract and the name of each person who is responsible for the provision of services at the mobile unit;

     (c) Shall ensure that any procedure conducted or service provided by the mobile unit is conducted or provided in accordance with the standard of acceptable practice for the procedure or service; and

     (d) Shall ensure that the owner or operator of the mobile unit makes the mobile unit available for inspection by the Division pursuant to NRS 449.0307, 449.131 and 449.132.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R063-02, eff. 7-24-2002)