Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PATIENTS AT CERTAIN MEDICAL FACILITIES
Section 439.925 - Participation in National Healthcare Safety Network: Calculation of average patients per business day
Current through September 16, 2024
For purposes of subsection 1 of NRS NRS 439.847, to determine whether a medical facility or a facility for skilled nursing provides medical services and care to an average of 25 or more patients during each business day in the immediately preceding calendar year, the Division shall:
1. For a hospital described in NRS NRS 439.805, divide the total number of inpatients admitted to the hospital during the preceding calendar year by 365.
2. For a facility for skilled nursing, divide the sum of the daily censuses of patients during the preceding calendar year by 365.
3. For a medical facility other than a hospital, divide the total number of patients seen by the medical facility in the immediately preceding calendar year by the total number of days on which the medical facility was open for business during that calendar year.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R044-10, eff. 10-15-2010; Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R044-10, eff. 10-15-2010; A by R104-12, 10/24/2014
NRS 439.847, 439.890
