Section 449.6116 - Miscellaneous requirements concerning staff, provision of service and equipmentAn obstetric center must:
1. Have on the premises at least one registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 632 of NRS with experience providing pre-and postdelivery care when a maternal patient is on the premises receiving pre- and postdelivery care .2. Have at least two attendants present at all times during each delivery, one of whom must be a licensed physician currently practicing obstetrics, including routinely delivering newborn babies and caring for maternal patients, or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse currently practicing obstetrics, including routinely delivering newborn babies and caring for maternal patients. At least one of the attendants must be a member of the clinical staff of the obstetric center who is approved by the director of the obstetric center to serve as an attendant. An obstetric center shall notify each maternal patient in writing if the obstetric center does not require a licensed physician to be on the premises while a patient is in labor or during birth.3. Have the capacity of providing initial evaluation of risk status, appropriateness of admission and support of patients in labor .4. Maintain on-site equipment, drugs, oxygen and appropriately trained and educated personnel needed to provide obstetric care to a maternal patient and newborn baby .5. Have appropriate clinical laboratory services available for use to provide safe obstetric care according to the needs of the maternal patient and clinical staff of the obstetric center .6. Have at least two persons who are currently certified in basic life support and neonatal resuscitation on the premises and immediately available during each delivery.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.6116
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 7-19-96; A by R059-16A, eff. 12/21/2016