Section 449.2722 - Residents having unmanageable condition of bowel or bladder incontinence; residents having manageable condition of bowel or bladder incontinence1. A person who has an unmanageable condition of bowel or bladder incontinence must not be admitted to a residential facility or permitted to remain as a resident of a residential facility.2. A person who has a manageable condition of bowel or bladder incontinence must not be admitted to a residential facility or permitted to remain as a resident of a residential facility unless the condition can be managed by: (a) The resident without the assistance of any other person;(b) Requiring the resident to participate in a structured bowel or bladder retraining program to assist the resident in restoring a normal pattern of continence;(c) A program which includes scheduled toileting at regular intervals; or(d) Requiring the resident to use products that keep him or her clean and dry at all times.3. The caregivers employed by a residential facility with a resident who has a manageable condition of bowel or bladder incontinence shall ensure that: (a) If the resident can benefit from scheduled toileting, he or she is assisted or reminded to go to the bathroom at regular intervals;(b) The resident is checked during those periods when he or she is known to be incontinent, including during the night;(c) The resident is kept clean and dry;(d) Retraining programs are designed by a medical professional with training and experience in the care of persons with bowel or bladder dysfunction;(e) The retraining programs established for a resident are followed; and(f) Privacy is afforded to the resident when care is being provided.4. The caregivers employed by the facility shall not: (a) Withhold fluids from a resident to control incontinence; or(b) Have a resident catheterized to control incontinence for the convenience of the employees of the facility.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.2722
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R003-97, eff. 10-30-97