Section 449.74439 - Comprehensive plan of care1. A facility for skilled nursing shall develop for each patient in the facility a comprehensive plan of care.2. A comprehensive plan of care must include: (a) Measurable objectives and timetables to meet the physical, mental and psychosocial needs of the patient that are identified in the comprehensive assessment required by NAC 449.74433;(b) A description of the services that will be provided to the patient to attain or maintain his or her highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being; and(c) A description of the services that would otherwise be provided to the patient, but will not be provided because of the patient's refusal to accept those services.3. A comprehensive plan of care must be: (a) Developed within 7 days after the completion of the initial comprehensive assessment required by NAC 449.74433 and periodically reviewed and revised after each subsequent assessment; and(b) Prepared by an interdisciplinary team that includes the patient's attending physician, a registered nurse who is responsible for the care of the patient and such other members of the staff of the facility as are appropriate to provide services in accordance with the needs of the patient. To the extent practicable, the patient, his or her legal representative and members of his or her family must be allowed to participate in the development of the plan of care.4. Services provided to a patient in a facility for skilled nursing must: (a) Comply with the professional standards of quality applicable to those services; and(b) Be provided by qualified persons in accordance with the patient's plan of care.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.74439
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R051-99, eff. 9-27-99