Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 449 - Medical and Other Related Facilities
Section 449.Sec. 7 - NEW

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 449.Sec. 7

Current through February 27, 2024

Pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 449.0302 and paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 449.101, the specific types of prohibited discrimination include, without limitation:

1. Discrimination that results in a person not being treated with dignity and which is based wholly or partially on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or human immunodeficiency virus status of the patient or resident or any person with whom the patient or resident associates.

2. Indirect discrimination that may or may not be intentional and which results in the application of policies that are applied uniformly and in a nondiscriminatory manner by the facility.

3. Discrimination which is based wholly or partially on the person associating with other persons who:

(a) Are actually or perceived to be of a different race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or human immunodeficiency virus status of the person; or

(b) Actually or are perceived to have a physical or mental disability.

4. Harassment or bullying of any kind of a person because of his or her actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or human immunodeficiency virus status.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R016-20A, eff. 11/2/2020

NRS 449.0302, 449.101

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