NAC449.99856. Deficiencies: Basis for imposition of sanctions; reporting; presumption of de minimis deficiency.

     1. The Bureau may apply one or more sanctions on the basis of deficiencies found during surveys or investigations of complaints conducted by the Bureau.

     2. Deficiencies must be reported to the facility and, if applicable, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The notice to the facility must specify the deficiencies found and the severity and scope score for each deficiency determined by the Bureau.

     3. Any deficiency for which a severity and scope score is not specified is presumed to be a de minimis deficiency.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 8-1-91; A by R051-02, 7-24-2002)