Section 449.262 - Provision of dental, optical and hearing care and social services; report of suspected abuse, neglect, isolation or exploitation; restrictions on use of restraints, confinement or sedatives1. The administrator of a residential facility shall ensure that residents are provided with or are assisted in obtaining dental and optical care, treatment for hearing and hearing impairment and social services. The employees of the facility shall maintain a record of the services or assistance provided pursuant to this subsection.2. If an employee of the facility suspects that a resident is being abused, neglected, isolated or exploited, the employee shall report that fact in the manner prescribed in NRS 200.5093.3. The members of the staff of a residential facility shall not:(a) Use restraints on any resident;(b) Lock a resident in a room inside the facility; or(c) Provide sedatives to a resident unless that sedative has been prescribed for that resident by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse to treat specific symptoms. A caregiver shall make a record of the behavior of a resident who has been prescribed a sedative.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.262
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R003-97, eff. 10-30-97; A by R073-03, 1-22-2004; A by R043-22A, eff. 7/26/2023