Section 449.74425 - Admission of patient with mental illness or an intellectual disability1. On or after September 27, 1999, a facility for skilled nursing shall not admit a patient with a mental illness or with an intellectual disability unless the Division has determined, based on an independent evaluation of the physical and mental health of the patient, that he or she requires: (a) The level of services provided by a facility for skilled nursing; and(b) Specialized services that the facility is able to provide.2. The independent evaluation required by subsection 1 must be performed by a person or organization other than the Division.3. As used in this section: (a) "Intellectual disability" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 0.036.(b) "Mental illness" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.164.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.74425
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R051-99, eff. 9-27-99