A Long Term Care (LTC) facility shall ensure that all crimes or alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, including injuries of unknown source and misappropriation of resident property, are reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegation do not involve abuse and do not result in serious bodily injury, to the administrator of the facility and to other officials (including to the State Survey Agency and adult protective services where state law provides for jurisdiction in long-term care facilities). Each covered individual shall also report immediately, but not later than 2 hours after forming suspicion, if the events that cause the suspicion result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the suspicion do not result in serious bodily injury. Additionally, these violations or alleged violations must be investigated and the results of the investigation must be reported to the Bureau within 5 days.
Any personnel of a medical facility shall report in writing to the Executive Director of the Board any conduct of a licensee or holder of a certificate which constitutes a violation of the provisions of Chapter 632 (the Nevada Nurse Practice Act).
Any medical facility that becomes aware that a person practicing osteopathic medicine or practicing as a physician assistant has, is or is about to become engaged in conduct which constitutes grounds for initiating disciplinary action shall file a written complaint with the Board. Any hospital, clinic or other medical facility must report any change in privileges while under investigation related to the mental, medical or psychological competency or suspected or alleged substance abuse, and the outcome of any disciplinary action taken.
Any medical facility that becomes aware that a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant or practitioner of respiratory care is or is about to become engaged in conduct which constitutes grounds for initiating disciplinary action shall file a written complaint with the Board. Any hospital, clinic or other medical facility must report any change in privileges while under investigation related to the mental, medical or psychological competency or suspected or alleged substance abuse, and the outcome of any disciplinary action taken.Â
A physician shall report to the Board any action for malpractice when receive a summons; any claim for malpractice submitted to arbitration or medication; any settlement, award, judgment, or other disposition of any action or claim; and any sanction imposed which are reportable to the NPDB.
An osteopathic physician or physician assistant shall report to the Board any action for malpractice when receive a summons; any claim for malpractice submitted to arbitration or medication; any settlement, award, judgment, or other disposition of any action or claim; and any sanction imposed which are reportable to the NPDB.
A practitioner licensed pursuant to chapters 630 to 640 of NRS who does not have insurance covering liability for a breach of his or her professional duty toward a patient shall report to the board which issued the practitioner’s license.
Any physician licensed in this State shall notify the Board if any unlicensed physician comes into this State for consultation with or assistance to the physician licensed in this State and specify the date of the consultation or assistance, whether the unlicensed physician has provided such consultation or assistance, or both, to the licensed physician in the past, and the date of that consultation and assistance.
Hospitals must report professional review action, based on reasons related to professional competence or conduct, adversely affecting clinical privileges for a period longer than 30 days; or voluntary surrender or restriction of clinical privileges while under, or to avoid, investigation.