Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 449 - Medical and Other Related Facilities
FACILITIES FOR TREATMENT OF IRREVERSIBLE RENAL DISEASE
Construction; Health and Safety
Section 449.520 - New construction or remodeling: Notification; increase in number of stations for which facility is licensed

1. A facility shall notify the Bureau in writing at least 30 days before beginning any construction, renovation or modification of the physical plant of the facility.

2. A facility must obtain the approval of the Bureau before increasing the number of stations for which the facility is licensed. If a facility intends to increase the number of those stations, the facility must, at least 30 days before the proposed date to increase the number of stations, submit to the Bureau an application for a new license. The application must be submitted on a form approved by the Bureau and include:

3. If a facility submits an application pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Bureau may, before considering the application, conduct an inspection of the facility to determine compliance with those provisions.

4. If the Bureau approves an application pursuant to the provisions of this section, the facility shall, not later than 21 days after commencing the use of the stations for which the application was approved, submit to the Bureau a written report concerning the chemical analysis and bacteriologic cultures of the product water of the stations. The written report must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions of the most recently published edition of the American National Standard, Water Treatment Equipment for Hemodialysis Applications, which is hereby adopted by reference. A copy of the publication may be obtained from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, 1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 220, Arlington, Virginia 22201, for the price of $45 for members and $90 for nonmembers.