Nevada § 449.448 - Regulations

§ 449.448. Regulations

1. The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 449.435 to 449.448 , inclusive, including, without limitation, regulations which: (a) Prescribe the amount of the fee required for applications for the issuance and

renewal of a permit pursuant to NRS 449.443 and 449.444 . (b) Prescribe the procedures and standards for the issuance and renewal of a permit. (c) Identify the nationally recognized organizations approved by the Board for the

purposes of the accreditation required for the issuance of a: (1) License to operate a surgical center for ambulatory patients. (2) Permit for an office of a physician or a facility that provides health care, other

than a medical facility, to offer to a patient a service of general anesthesia, conscious

sedation or deep sedation. (d) Prescribe the procedures and scope of the inspections conducted by the Division

pursuant to NRS 449.446 . (e) Prescribe the procedures and time frame for correcting each deficiency indicated

in a report pursuant to NRS 449.446 . (f) Prescribe the criteria for the imposition of each sanction prescribed by NRS 449.447 , including, without limitation: (1) Setting forth the circumstances and manner in which a sanction applies; (2) Minimizing the time between the identification of a violation and the imposition

of a sanction; and (3) Providing for the imposition of incrementally more severe sanctions for repeated

or uncorrected violations. 2. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section must require that the practices

and policies of each holder of a permit to offer to a patient a service of general

anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation and each holder of a license to operate

a surgical center for ambulatory patients provide adequately for the protection of

the health, safety and well-being of patients.