Facilities must report discharge or release of a patient/resident of any age, who is unable to make decisions, to other than an authorized person. Release to “other than an authorized person” includes removing the patient/resident without specific notification and approval by staff, even when the person is otherwise authorized. Examples of individuals who do not have decision-making capacity include: newborns, minors, adults with Alzheimer’s. Individual healthcare organizations or other relevant jurisdictional authorities may have specific requirements for assessing decision-making capacity.
State of Nevada Healthcare License types now required by SB457 from the 2019 legislative session, and implemented as of 1/1/20, to report to the Sentinel Events Registry include the following:
Anyone employed by a medical facility must notify the patient safety officer within 24 hours; the patient safety officer must report the event within 13 days, and must submit a second report with contributing factors, corrective actions, and plan to remedy within 45 days.
Nevada State Health Division via RedCAPS
Registrar
500 Damonte Ranch Parkway
Suite 657
Reno, NV 895201
Phone: (775) 684-5297
Administrator
4126 Technology Way
Suite 200
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-5911
Supervisor
3811 W. Charleston Blvd.
Suite 205
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: (702) 486-3568
