Denial, suspension or revocation of license to operate certain facility or agency: Conviction of applicant or licensee of certain crime or continued employment of person convicted of certain crime.
1. In addition to the grounds listed in NRS 449.160, the Health Division may deny a license to operate a facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing or residential facility for groups to an applicant or may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee to operate such a facility if:
(a) The applicant or licensee has been convicted of:
(1) Murder, voluntary manslaughter or mayhem;
(2) Assault with intent to kill or to commit sexual assault or mayhem;
(3) Sexual assault, statutory sexual seduction, incest, lewdness, indecent exposure or any other sexually related crime;
(4) Abuse or neglect of a child or contributory delinquency;
(5) A violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution or use of any controlled substance or any dangerous drug as defined in chapter 454 of NRS, within the past 7 years;
(6) A violation of any provision of NRS 200.50955 or 200.5099;
(7) Any offense involving fraud, theft, embezzlement, burglary, robbery, fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of property, within the immediately preceding 7 years; or
(8) Any other felony involving the use of a firearm or other deadly weapon, within the immediately preceding 7 years; or
(b) The licensee has continued to employ a person who has been convicted of a crime listed in paragraph (a).
2. In addition to the grounds listed in NRS 449.160, the Health Division may deny a license to operate an agency to provide nursing in the home to an applicant or may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee to operate such an agency if the licensee has continued to employ a person who has been convicted of a crime listed in paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
Last modified: February 26, 2006