Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 449 - Medical and Other Related Facilities
OUTPATIENT FACILITIES: PERMIT FOR SERVICES OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA, CONSCIOUS SEDATION AND DEEP SEDATION
Program for the Prevention and Control of Infections and Communicable Diseases
Section 449.999442 - General requirements of program
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 449.999442
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Each outpatient facility shall establish and maintain a program for the prevention and control of infections and communicable diseases.
2. In addition to complying with the provisions of NAC 449.999441 to 449.999447, inclusive, a program for the prevention and control of infections and communicable diseases must be:
(a) Appropriate for the services provided at
the outpatient facility;
(b) Based
on the guidelines adopted by the holder of the permit pursuant to NAC
449.999441; and
(c) Developed in a
manner that takes into consideration:
(1) All
surgical and other medical services provided at the outpatient
facility;
(2) The types of patients
typically treated at the outpatient facility, including, without limitation,
those whose age or medical condition makes them vulnerable to infections and
communicable diseases;
(3) The
types of injuries or illnesses typically treated at the outpatient
facility;
(4) The number of
patients typically treated at the outpatient facility;
(5) The level of education and training of
the staff of the outpatient facility;
(6) The number of nurses available at the
outpatient facility, the qualifications of such nurses and the amount of
support required of the nurses by the physicians at the outpatient facility, if
applicable;
(7) The types of
invasive procedures performed at the outpatient facility;
(8) The locations within the outpatient
facility where invasive procedures are performed;
(9) The specific medical instruments and
equipment used at the outpatient facility;
(10) The physical design of the outpatient
facility; and
(11) The causes,
risks and patterns of infections and transmission of communicable diseases that
arise in the setting of each medical procedure performed at the outpatient
facility.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R179-09, eff. 7-22-2010
NRS 441A.120, 449.448
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