NAC450B.886. Delegation of duties by State Board of Health: Submission and contents of request for delegation; action on request; quarterly reports by county or district board of health.

     1. A county or district board of health may submit to the Health Division a request for the State Board of Health to delegate its duties set forth in NRS 450B.795. The Health Division shall forward a request submitted pursuant to this subsection to the State Board.

     2. A request submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must be in writing and must include, without limitation, a:

     (a) Statement which indicates that the county or district board of health has the ability to carry out the duties set forth in NRS 450B.795;

     (b) Statement which indicates that each hospital and each provider of emergency medical services located in the county will participate in the collection of data;

     (c) Description of the system that will be used to collect data in the county;

     (d) List of the persons appointed to the advisory committee required pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 450B.795;

     (e) Description of the process that will be used to review the circumstances of waiting times for the provision of emergency services and care which exceed 30 minutes; and

     (f) Statement which indicates whether the county or district board of health will require each hospital and provider of emergency medical services located in the county to contribute to the cost of carrying out the collection of data pursuant to NRS 450B.795 and how those costs will be allocated, if applicable.

     3. Upon receiving a written request pursuant to subsection 1, the State Board of Health will determine at its next regularly scheduled meeting whether to delegate to the county or district board of health its duties set forth in NRS 450B.795. The State Board will provide written notice to the county or district board of health of its decision to approve or deny the request.

     4. Upon receiving notification of the approval of a request submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the county or district board of health shall carry out the duties of the State Board of Health set forth in NRS 450B.795.

     5. A county or district board of health that carries out the duties set forth in NRS 450B.795 shall submit to the State Board of Health a quarterly report in the form prescribed by the State Board. Each quarterly report must include, without limitation:

     (a) The dates of the meetings of the advisory committee required pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 450B.795;

     (b) A summary of each incident in which the waiting time for the provision of emergency services and care exceeds 30 minutes; and

     (c) A summary of the circumstances surrounding waiting times for the provision of emergency services and care that exceed 30 minutes.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R138-07, eff. 1-30-2008)