Current through September 16, 2024
1. In addition to
the requirements set forth in
NRS
449.700 to
449.730,
inclusive, each facility shall adopt and comply with a policy which ensures
that each patient of the facility is:
(a)
Treated with respect, dignity and complete recognition of the individuality and
personal requirements of the patient;
(b) Provided with sufficient privacy during
treatment to ensure that any unwarranted exposure of the patient does not occur
and to ensure confidentiality of the clinical record of that patient;
(c) Provided with a safe and comfortable
environment for receiving any treatment provided by the facility;
(d) Provided with information concerning the
patient's treatment in a manner which ensures that the patient or the legal
representative of the patient understands that information;
(e) Informed by a physician of the medical
status of the patient;
(f) Informed
about all modalities and settings for the treatment of end-stage renal
disease;
(g) Informed about and
participates in, if requested by the patient, each aspect of care, including,
without limitation, the right to refuse treatment and the medical consequences
of refusing that treatment;
(h)
Aware of any services that are available to the patient at the facility and the
charges for those services; and
(i)
Informed about any reuse of dialysis supplies by the facility, including
hemodialyzers. If any brochures or other printed materials are used to describe
the facility or any services provided by the facility, the facility shall
ensure that the brochures or other printed materials include a statement
specifying the policy of the facility concerning the reuse of those
supplies.
2. Each
facility shall ensure that each patient of the facility:
(a) Receives a reasonable response by the
facility to any request or requirement of the patient for treatment or service
in accordance with any applicable law or regulation and within the capacity of
the facility to provide the requested treatment or service;
(b) Is transferred only for:
(1) A medical reason;
(2) The welfare of the patient or any other
patient or member of the staff of the facility; or
(3) The nonpayment of fees owed by the
patient to the facility;
(c) Is provided with information concerning
advance directives and the provisions of
NRS
450B.400 to
450B.590,
inclusive, concerning do-not-resuscitate identification and do-not-resuscitate
orders; and
(d) Is fully informed
of:
(1) The rights specified in this
subsection; and
(2) All rules
established by the facility concerning the conduct and responsibilities of the
patient during the period he or she is a patient of the facility.
3. Upon admission of a
patient to a facility, the facility shall provide to the patient or his or her
legal representative a written copy of the patient's rights and
responsibilities. A copy of those rights and responsibilities must be posted:
(a) In the waiting room or other area of the
facility to which the members of the general public have access; and
(b) In close proximity to the license of the
facility.
4. A facility
shall not transfer or discharge a patient of the facility for the nonpayment of
fees by the patient unless the facility notifies the patient in writing of the
intent of the facility to transfer or discharge the patient. The written notice
must include a statement indicating the amount of the fees owed by the patient
to the facility.
5. Upon admitting
a patient to a facility, the facility shall provide to the patient a written
statement that informs the patient of the manner in which he or she may file a
complaint against the facility. The statement must include, without limitation:
(a) A statement indicating that the patient
may direct such a complaint to the Bureau or file the complaint with the
Division; and
(b) The telephone
number of the local office of the Division.
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
7, if a facility has admitted more than eight patients who read the same
language other than English, all written information provided by the facility
to any of those patients pursuant to the provisions of this section must be
written in that other language.
7.
In lieu of providing written information in a language other than English
pursuant to the provisions of subsection 6, a facility may use the services of
an interpreter to provide that information to a patient specified in that
subsection if, as determined by the Bureau, the facility maintains written
documentation which indicates that the information conveyed by the interpreter
to the patient was sufficient to ensure the ability of the patient to
participate in the decisions made concerning his or her treatment at the
facility.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Health by R130-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
449.0302
