Nev. Admin. Code § 449.826

Current through June 11, 2024

Section 449.826 - Duties of provider

A provider shall:

1. Comply with any state or federal statute or regulation as required for the Division to receive state or federal money for the provision of services, including, without limitation, any standard of care set forth in:

(a) The State Plan for Medicaid; and

(b) The Medicaid Services Manual established by the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services.

2. Comply with all applicable state or federal requirements concerning fiscal management, reporting and employment.

3. Comply with the individualized plan prepared pursuant to NAC 449.835 for each person who receives services.

4. Assure the health and welfare of persons receiving services. Any assessment by the Division of a provider's compliance with the requirements of this subsection must be based upon the self-reporting of persons receiving services from the provider, the observations of members of the staff of the Division and any other information available to the Division.

5. Establish internal procedures for quality assurance.

6. Promptly report to the Division any change in the officers or ownership of the provider.

7. Cooperate with any investigation by the Division.

8. Monitor the living environment of persons receiving services from the provider and establish policies to immediately assist such persons who are living in unsafe or unhealthy environmental conditions to correct those conditions or in finding alternative residences.

9. Develop and implement policies concerning the hiring of persons who will provide services.

10. Maintain a personnel file for each employee or independent contractor who provides services. The personnel file must contain, without limitation:

(a) Information concerning the job duties, essential functions, physical capabilities and language proficiency of the employee or contractor; and

(b) Proof that the employee or independent contractor is in compliance with the requirements of NAC 449.831, if applicable.

11. Ensure that each employee or independent contractor who provides services is capable of:

(a) Carrying out the responsibilities established in the individualized plan established pursuant to NAC 449.835 for each person to whom the employee or independent contractor provides services and properly qualified by training and experience to do so; and

(b) Communicating effectively with each person to whom the employee or independent contractor provides services.

12. Comply with the policies adopted by the Commission on Behavioral Health pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 433.314.

13. Maintain a staff sufficient to meet the needs of each person receiving services from the provider in accordance with the individualized plan established for the person pursuant to NAC 449.835.

Nev. Admin. Code § 449.826

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R090-16, 6-21-2017, eff. 7-1-2017; A by R134-18, 12-19-2018)-(Substituted in revision for NAC 433.348); A by R048-22A, eff. 12/29/2022

NRS 439.200, 450B.120, 450B.237