Section 449.74539 - General requirementsA facility for skilled nursing shall:
1. Provide a safe, functional, sanitary and comfortable environment for the patients in the facility, the members of its staff and members of the general public;2. Care for each patient in the facility in a manner that promotes the dignity of the patient and his or her quality of life;3. Ensure that the environment of the facility is free of hazards that would cause accidents;4. Ensure that each patient in the facility receives adequate supervision and devices to prevent accidents;5. Provide such housekeeping and maintenance services as are necessary to maintain a sanitary, orderly and comfortable environment;6. Adopt procedures to ensure that water is available to the essential areas of the facility if there is an interruption in the facility's normal supply of water;7. Equip corridors with firmly secured handrails on each side;8. Provide adequate and comfortable levels of lighting in all areas of the facility;9. Provide comfortable levels of sound in all areas of the facility;10. Maintain an effective program to control pests in order to ensure that the facility is free from pests and rodents;11. Have adequate outside ventilation by means of windows or mechanical ventilation, or both; and12. Provide safe and comfortable levels of temperature in the facility. The temperature of the facility must be maintained at a level that is not less than 71 degrees Fahrenheit and not more than 81 degrees Fahrenheit.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.74539
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R051-99, eff. 9-27-99