Section 439A.745 - Complaints: Submission; investigation; determination of Administrator1. A complaint about an employer or a J-1 visa physician may be submitted to the Program on the Internet website maintained by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health or by submitting a written complaint to the Primary Care Office of the Division at the address posted on the Internet website maintained by the Division.2. The Administrator shall investigate each complaint submitted pursuant to this section. The investigation must commence within 45 days after receipt of the complaint, except that if the complaint alleges that the safety of a patient was threatened, the investigation must commence as soon as practicable.3. If the Administrator determines that a violation of NRS 439A.130 to 439A.185, inclusive, or NAC 439A.700 to 439A.755, inclusive, has occurred, the Administrator:(a) Shall, if the violation affected the health and safety of a patient, submit a report to the Board of Medical Examiners or the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health; or(b) May, if the violation did not affect the health or safety of a patient, submit a report to the Board of Medical Examiners or to the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health.Nev. Admin. Code § 439A.745
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R138-10, eff. 5-5-2011; A by R151-15, eff. 6/28/2016; A by R017-20A, eff. 8/26/2020NRS 439.200, 439A.170, 439A.180