Nevada § 449.340 - State Department to prescribe minimum standards; standards to supersede local ordinances and regulations; penalty
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 449.340 — State Department to prescribe minimum standards; standards to supersede local ordinances and regulations; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 449.340. State Department to prescribe minimum standards; standards to supersede local ordinances and regulations; penalty
1. The State Department may, by regulation, establish standards for the maintenance
and operation of health facilities, which supersede all local ordinances and regulations
inconsistent therewith. 2. A copy of the regulations, giving the date that they take effect, must be issued
in pamphlet form. 3. Any health facility that applies for and accepts federal aid for construction under
a state plan does so on the condition that the health facility qualify under the minimum
standards for maintenance and operation adopted and enforced by the State Department. 4. Any person, partnership, association or corporation establishing, conducting, managing
or operating any health facility within the meaning of NRS 449.250 to 449.430 , inclusive, who violates any of the provisions of this section or regulations lawfully
adopted thereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 449.340 ("State Department to prescribe minimum standards; standards to supersede local ordinances and regulations; penalty") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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