Section 449.74533 - Laboratory services1. A facility for skilled nursing shall provide laboratory services to meet the needs of the patients in the facility or contract with a laboratory to obtain such services.2. If a facility for skilled nursing has its own laboratory, it must be a licensed clinical laboratory under the provisions of chapter 652 of NRS and comply with the provisions of 42 C.F.R. Part 493. The provisions of this subsection do not prohibit a licensed nurse from performing laboratory tests pursuant to NRS 652.217.3. If the facility contracts with a laboratory for its services, that laboratory must be: (a) A licensed clinical laboratory under the provisions of chapter 652 of NRS; and(b) Certified in the specialties and subspecialties required by the facility in accordance with the provisions of 42 C.F.R. Part 493.4. A facility for skilled nursing shall: (a) Provide or obtain only such laboratory tests as are ordered by the attending physician of a patient in the facility;(b) Promptly notify the attending physician of the results of those tests;(c) Arrange transportation for a patient to obtain laboratory tests ordered by the patient's attending physician, if the patient requires such assistance; and(d) Include in the medical records of a patient all reports of the results of laboratory tests ordered for the patient. The reports must include: (1) The date on which the tests were performed; and(2) The name and address of the laboratory performing the tests.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.74533
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R051-99, eff. 9-27-99