NRS 449.203
Designation of hospital as comprehensive or primary stroke center

  • Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated
  • regulations.

1.

A hospital licensed pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, may submit to the Division proof that the hospital is certified as a comprehensive or primary stroke center by the Joint Commission, its successor organization or an equivalent organization approved by the Division. Upon receiving proof that a hospital is certified as a comprehensive or primary stroke center, the Division shall include the hospital on the list established pursuant to subsection 2.

2.

On or before July 1 of each year, the Division shall post a list of the hospitals designated as comprehensive or primary stroke centers on an Internet website maintained by the Division.

3.

If a hospital wishes to be included as a comprehensive or primary stroke center on the list established pursuant to subsection 2, the hospital must annually resubmit the proof required pursuant to this section.

4.

The Division may remove a hospital from the list established pursuant to subsection 2 if the certificate recognizing the hospital as a comprehensive or primary stroke center issued by the Joint Commission, its successor organization or an equivalent organization, as applicable, is suspended or revoked.

5.

A hospital that is not included on the list established pursuant to subsection 2 as a comprehensive or primary stroke center shall not represent, advertise or imply that the hospital is designated as a comprehensive or primary stroke center.

6.

A hospital that is included on the list established pursuant to subsection 2 as a comprehensive or primary stroke center shall report to the Stroke Registry all consensus measures prescribed by the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.

7.

The provisions of this section do not prohibit a hospital that is licensed pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, from providing care to a victim of stroke if the hospital does not have a designation as a comprehensive or primary stroke center.

8.

The Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and to designate hospitals with similar certifications which are recognized by the Joint Commission, its successor organization or an equivalent organization.

9.

As used in this section, “Stroke Registry” means the Stroke Registry established pursuant to NRS 439.5295.

Source: Section 449.203 — Designation of hospital as comprehensive or primary stroke center; Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated; regulations., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-449.­html#NRS449Sec203 (accessed May 26, 2025).

449.181
Medical facility that has custody of child pursuant to court order to adopt policy relating to medical care and medications for child 449.183
Facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing and residential facility for groups to adopt written policy concerning readmission after temporary transfer of patient or resident. 449.184
Operator of residential facility for groups, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing to post certain information in conspicuous place. 449.186
Supervision of residential facility for groups. 449.187
Supervision of facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care. 449.189
Physician and nurse required to operate independent center to provide emergency medical care. 449.191
Medical facility not required to allow abortions. 449.192
Admission of dentist to membership on medical staff of hospital. 449.193
Facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups or home for individual residential care to provide itemized statement of charges upon request to certain persons. 449.194
Certain employees of agency to provide personal care services in the home, community health worker pool or peer support recovery organization immune from civil liability resulting from rendering emergency care or assistance. 449.195
Waiver of deductible or copayment 449.196
Requirements for program of hospice care. 449.197
Provision of care by facility for hospice care. 449.198
Requirements for obstetric center. 449.199
Residential facility for groups and homes for individual residential care prohibited from providing accommodations to persons not meeting requirements for admission 449.201
Certification required for programs for alcohol or other substance use disorders operated or provided by facility for transitional living for released offenders. 449.202
Classification of hospitals. 449.203
Designation of hospital as comprehensive or primary stroke center 449.204
Misleading name or other designation of facility prohibited. 449.1815
Medical facility prohibited from allowing person who is not enrolled at accredited medical school to perform or participate in activity for credit toward medical degree. 449.1818
Off-campus location of hospital to obtain distinct national provider identifier. 449.1821
Hospital to accept payment through Medicare 449.1825
Required posting of certain information concerning quality of certain facilities on Internet and in facilities. 449.1845
Administrator of residential facility for groups to conduct annual assessment of history of each resident and cause provider of health care to conduct certain examinations and assessments 449.1865
Certain residential facilities for groups to be equipped with fire sprinkler system. 449.1885
Establishment of working group to develop document concerning sexual assault 449.1915
Provision of special diet to patient for whom special diet has been ordered 449.1923
Admission of advanced practice registered nurse to membership on medical staff of hospital. 449.1925
Staff privileges for telehealth providers. 449.1935
Agency to provide personal care services in the home authorized to provide certain services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities. 449.2035
Designation of hospital as STEMI receiving center

May 26, 2025

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