Section 458.267 - Policies and procedures for provision of services using system of telecommunications1. The operator of a treatment program which offers services using telehealth shall submit the policies, procedures and protocols for telehealth to the Division for approval. The policies, procedures and protocols must provide for: (a) The confidentiality of the setting for clients and information concerning clients which satisfies the requirements set forth in 42 C.F.R. Part 2 and 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162 and 164;(b) Protocols for verifying: (1) The location of a client; (2) The identity of a client and the professional at the time the service using telehealth is provided; (3) Whether telehealth is appropriate for a client; and (4) The informed consent of a client concerning telehealth;(c) Actions the program will take in case of an emergency involving a client, including, without limitation, verifying the safety of the client and emergency services available to the client;(d) Compliance with ethical standards relating to any applicable professional licensure and certification specific to telehealth; (e) Compliance with other policies of the Division required in the Administrative Manual of the Division; (f) Compliance with the applicable documentation requirements of NAC 458.103 to 458.193, inclusive, and section 2 of this regulation and 458.241 to 458.272, inclusive, and section 3 of this regulation as if the services were provided to a client in person; and(g) The manner in which the dignity of clients will be maintained. 2. As used in this section, "telehealth" means the use of telecommunications and information technology to provide access to health assessments, diagnoses, interventions, consultations, supervision and information across distance.Nev. Admin. Code § 458.267
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R120-04, eff. 10-5-2004; A by R104-14, eff. 10/27/2015NRS 439.200, 458.025, as amended by section 2 of Senate Bill No. 31, chapter 76, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 305