Nev. Admin. Code § 449.Sec. 11.1 - NEW
1.
A freestanding birthing center shall comply with all applicable:
(a) Federal and state laws;
(b) Local ordinances, including, without
limitation, zoning ordinances;
(c)
Environmental, health and local building codes; and
(d) Fire and safety codes, including, without
limitation, those codes relating to ingress and egress of occupants, placement
of smoke alarms, fire extinguishers or sprinkler systems and fire escape
routes, related to the design, construction and maintenance of the freestanding
birthing center. If there is a difference between state and local requirements,
the more stringent requirements apply.
2. A freestanding birthing center shall
comply with:
(b) All
applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing the disposal of
hazardous waste and nationally recognized guidelines selected by the director
of the freestanding birthing center governing the disposal of hazardous waste.
Appropriate guidelines include, without limitation, guidelines prescribed by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department
of Health and Human Services.
(c)
The provisions of chapter 440 of NRS and chapter 440 of NAC concerning the
registration of births and deaths.
(d) The provisions of chapter 446 of NRS and
chapter 446 of NAC concerning the preparation and storage of food.
3. A freestanding birthing center
shall participate in the National Healthcare Safety Network, or any successor
in interest to the Network, and comply with the provisions of
NRS 439.800 to
439.890, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto governing the
reporting of sentinel events.
4.
The director of a freestanding birthing center shall ensure that any laboratory
services provided to pregnant persons, persons who have given birth or newborns
who are patients at the freestanding birthing center are performed in
compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations,
including, without limitation:
(a) The
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, Public Law No. 100-578,
42 U.S.C. §
263a; and
(b) Chapter 652 of NRS and chapter 652 of
NAC.
5. Upon the request
of the Division, a freestanding birthing center shall provide to the Division
any record maintained by the freestanding birthing center, including, without
limitation, any record maintained pursuant to section 6.
Notes
NRS 439.200, 449.0302, as amended by section 16.5 of Assembly Bill No. 287, chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 3437
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