Nevada Revised Statutes Section 449.021 - Public Health and Safety

Classification of hospitals.

1. A hospital which provides only one or two of the following categories of service:

(a) Medical;

(b) Surgical;

(c) Obstetrical; or

(d) Psychiatric,

Ê shall be designated a medical hospital, surgical hospital, obstetrical hospital or psychiatric hospital or combined-categories hospital, as the case may be.

2. When a hospital offers services in medical, surgical and obstetrical categories, as a minimum, it shall be designated a general hospital.

Last modified: February 26, 2006