Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 449 - Medical and Other Related Facilities
FACILITIES FOR TREATMENT OF IRREVERSIBLE RENAL DISEASE
Provision of Services
Section 449.544 - Nutrition services

1. Each facility shall provide nutrition services to each patient of the facility and the provider of care for that patient to maximize the nutritional status of the patient.

2. The licensed dietitian for a patient of a facility shall:

3. Each facility shall collect data to assess the nutritional status of a patient of the facility not later than 2 weeks after the patient is admitted to the facility or immediately after the patient receives seven treatments at the facility, whichever occurs later. A comprehensive assessment of the nutritional status of the patient must be completed within 30 days after the patient is admitted to the facility or immediately after the patient receives 13 treatments at the facility, whichever occurs later. Such an assessment must include a determination by the dietitian of the degree to which the patient understands the diet prescribed for him or her by the facility.

4. Each facility shall, annually or more often if required by the circumstances concerning the treatment of the patient, revise the comprehensive assessment of the nutritional status of each patient specified in subsection 3.

5. Each facility shall employ or contract with a licensed dietitian to provide nutrition services for each patient of the facility. If a facility provides treatment for 100 or more patients, the facility shall ensure that one full-time equivalent licensed dietitian is available at the facility.

6. Nutrition services must be available at each facility during scheduled periods for treatment. The facility may require a patient to obtain an appointment with a licensed dietitian before receiving those services.

7. The provisions of paragraph (d) of subsection 2 do not apply to a correctional institution.