Nevada § 449.174 - Additional grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license to operate certain facility, hospital, agency, program or home

§ 449.174. Additional grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license to operate certain facility, hospital, agency, program or home

1. In addition to the grounds listed in NRS 449.160 , the Division may deny a license to operate a facility, hospital, agency, program

or home to an applicant or may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee to operate

such a facility, hospital, agency, program or home if: (a) The applicant or licensee has been convicted of: (1) Murder, voluntary manslaughter or mayhem; (2) Assault or battery with intent to kill or to commit sexual assault or mayhem; (3) Sexual assault, statutory sexual seduction, incest, lewdness or indecent exposure,

or any other sexually related crime that is punished as a felony; (4) Prostitution, solicitation, lewdness or indecent exposure, or any other sexually

related crime that is punished as a misdemeanor, within the immediately preceding

7 years; (5) A crime involving domestic violence that is punished as a felony; (6) A crime involving domestic violence that is punished as a misdemeanor, within

the immediately preceding 7 years; (7) Abuse or neglect of a child or contributory delinquency; (8) A violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution

or use of any controlled substance or any dangerous drug as defined in chapter 454 of NRS , within the immediately preceding 7 years; (9) Abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of older persons or vulnerable

persons, including, without limitation, a violation of any provision of NRS 200.5091 to 200.50995 , inclusive, or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar

conduct; (10) A violation of any provision of law relating to the State Plan for Medicaid or

a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, within

the immediately preceding 7 years; (11) A violation of any provision of NRS 422.450 to 422.590 , inclusive; (12) A criminal offense under the laws governing Medicaid or Medicare, within the

immediately preceding 7 years; (13) Any offense involving fraud, theft, embezzlement, burglary, robbery, fraudulent

conversion or misappropriation of property, within the immediately preceding 7 years; (14) Any other felony involving the use or threatened use of force or violence against

the victim or the use of a firearm or other deadly weapon; or (15) An attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in this paragraph,

within the immediately preceding 7 years; (b) The licensee has, in violation of NRS 449.125 , continued to employ a person who has been convicted of a crime listed in paragraph

(a); or (c) The applicant or licensee has had a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect

made against him or her and if the facility, hospital, agency, program or home provides

residential services to children, is a psychiatric hospital that provides inpatient

services to children or is a psychiatric residential treatment facility. 2. In addition to the grounds listed in NRS 449.160 , the Division may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee to operate an agency

to provide personal care services in the home, an agency to provide nursing in the

home or a community health worker pool if the licensee has, in violation of NRS 449.125 , continued to employ a person who has been convicted of a crime listed in paragraph

(a) of subsection 1. 3. As used in this section: (a) “ Domestic violence ” means an act described in NRS 33.018 . (b) “ Facility, hospital, agency, program or home ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.119 . (c) “ Medicaid ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.120 . (d) “ Medicare ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.130 .