Section 449.992 - Pathological services1. Pathology services must be provided by a staff pathologist or by a pathologist used as a consultant by the ambulatory surgical center. The pathologist must be licensed to practice in this State.2. All material removed from a patient during surgery must be clearly labeled and examined microscopically as required by a pathologist. In the absence of a staff pathologist, written arrangements must be made to send tissues to a pathologist outside the center.3. A list of tissues that do not routinely require microscopic examination must be approved by a pathologist and made available to the laboratory and the members of the medical staff.4. Reports of examinations of tissues must be signed, which may include an electronic signature, by the examining pathologist. The original report must be filed in the medical record of the patient.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.992
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 12-15-88; A by R049-99, 9-27-99; R181-09, 10-4-2013