Section 449.61352 - Contents of center: Emergency entrance; reception and waiting areas; treatment and examination rooms; space for storage and maintenance of medical records and suppliesAn independent center for emergency medical care must contain:
1. An emergency entrance located at the ground level which: (a) Is sheltered from the weather;(b) Can accommodate a stretcher without rotating the stretcher more than 30 degrees about the longitudinal axis or 30 degrees about the lateral axis; and(c) Is readily identifiable as an entrance and accessible to the general public;2. A reception area located near the entrance;3. A waiting area for the general public with toilets, a telephone, a drinking fountain and adequate seating;4. Treatment rooms which meet the requirements of NAC 449.61354;5. Rooms for the general examination of patients which must: (a) Be at least 80 square feet in area, including at least two and one-half feet of clearance at the foot and at each side of the examination table;(b) Have at least one sink for washing hands;(c) Be near a toilet which is located near the examination room and easily accessible for a person in a wheelchair; and(d) Be easily accessible for a standard size stretcher with sufficient space to transfer a person onto a stretcher without jeopardizing the physical condition of the person;6. Special examination rooms which must not be smaller in size than the general examination rooms and which are near a toilet which is easily accessible for a person in a wheelchair;7. Treatment rooms for minor surgery, including cast procedures, which must be: (a) At least 120 square feet in area, and at least 10 feet in length and width; and(b) Located near a toilet which is easily accessible for a person in a wheelchair; and8. Sufficient space for: (a) Equipment and storage;(b) A clean workroom with a sink for the storage and assembly of supplies for medical procedures; and(c) Storage and maintenance of medical records.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.61352
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 11-1-95