Section 449.99883 - Notice of ban: General requirements; effect of noncompliance1. If a ban on admissions is imposed, a notice of the ban must be posted at all public entrances to the facility within 48 hours after the facility receives notice of the ban. Each notice must be not less than 15 inches by 20 inches in size and include: (a) The words "NOTICE OF BAN ON ADMISSIONS" printed in boldface type not less than 1 1/2 inches in size;(b) A statement identifying a member of the staff of the facility who will provide additional information relating to the ban on admissions; and(c) The telephone number of the Bureau.2. If the facility provides care, treatment or services at a site other than the location of the office of the facility, notice must be provided by publishing an announcement, identified as a "LEGAL NOTICE" and not less than 25 percent of a newspaper page in size, in a newspaper of general circulation in the geographic area served by the facility on two separate occasions. The first publication must occur within 7 days after the facility receives notice of the ban, and the second publication must occur within 14 days after that date. At least one publication must be in a Sunday edition of the publication. Each publication must include the information required by subsection 1.3. Any person contacting the facility in writing or by telephone or any other means of telecommunication relating to a recipient seeking admission must be: (a) Notified of the ban; and(b) Provided with the information required by subsection 1.4. The failure to post or publish notice of a ban on admissions as required by this section, or the removal of such a notice, is a deficiency of severity level three and a scope of level three. A failure to inform an inquirer as to the existence of the ban is a deficiency of severity level two and a scope of level three.5. In addition to the information required by subsection 1, the content of any notice required to be posted or published pursuant to this section must conform to the requirements set forth by the Bureau in the notice of sanction.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.99883
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 8-1-91; A by R051-02, 7-24-2002