Nevada Revised Statutes Section 449.087 - Public Health and Safety

License: Amendment required for addition of certain services.

1. A licensee must obtain the approval of the Health Division to amend his license to operate a facility before the addition of any of the following services:

(a) The intensive care of newborn babies.

(b) The treatment of burns.

(c) The transplant of organs.

(d) The performance of open-heart surgery.

(e) A center for the treatment of trauma.

2. The Health Division shall approve an application to amend a license to allow a facility to provide any of the services described in subsection 1 if the applicant satisfies the requirements contained in NRS 449.080. The Health Division may revoke its approval if the licensee fails to maintain substantial compliance with standards approved by the Board for the provision of such services, or with any conditions included in the written approval of the Director issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 439A.100.

3. The Board shall consider standards adopted by appropriate national organizations as a guide for adopting standards for the approval of the provision of services pursuant to this section.

Last modified: February 26, 2006