Open-Heart Surgery  


NAC 449.612. Definitions.
NAC 449.612011. “Approval” defined.
NAC 449.612012. “Approved hospital” defined.
NAC 449.612014. “Cardiac surgery” defined.
NAC 449.612017. “Open-heart surgery” defined.
NAC 449.61202. Prerequisites to initial provision of service.
NAC 449.61204. Form and contents of application for approval to provide service.
NAC 449.61206. Notification of applicant upon review of application; site inspection required.
NAC 449.61208. Composition and duties of site inspection team.
NAC 449.6121. Hospital to pay costs of inspection.
NAC 449.61212. Approval or denial of application; period of validity of approval; cessation of performance of surgeries.
NAC 449.61214. Amount of surgery required following approval.
NAC 449.61216. Provision of patient with preoperative instruction.
NAC 449.61218. Surgical team: Composition; privileges and qualifications of members; participation of qualified nurses.
NAC 449.6122. Qualifications of anesthesiologist.
NAC 449.61222. Qualifications of nurse in charge of service.
NAC 449.61224. Perfusion team: Use required; qualifications; approval of members by surgeon of record.
NAC 449.61226. Operating rooms: General requirements.
NAC 449.61228. Operating rooms: Equipment and staff.
NAC 449.6123. Intensive care facility: General requirements.
NAC 449.61232. Intensive care facility: Staff.
NAC 449.61234. Intensive care facility: Equipment and supplies.
NAC 449.61236. Orientation and continuing education of personnel.
NAC 449.61238. Maintenance of blood bank.
NAC 449.6124. Maintenance of cardiac catheterization laboratory.
NAC 449.61242. Maintenance of medical laboratory.
NAC 449.61244. Maintenance of facilities to perform contrast studies and equipment to review films of operations.
NAC 449.61246. Maintenance of registry to record results for each patient.
NAC 449.61248. Maintenance of program to follow recovery of patient.
NAC 449.6125. Annual review and inspection of hospital.
NAC 449.61252. Annual inspection of hospital: Assessment of rate of mortality.
NAC 449.61254. Further review or on-site inspection for failure to comply with provisions or for excessive rate of mortality; notice; plan for compliance.
NAC 449.61256. Denial, suspension or revocation of approval: Grounds; hearing.