Nev. Admin. Code § 439.930

Current through June 11, 2024
Section 439.930 - Participation in National Healthcare Safety Network: Duties of medical facility or facility for skilled nursing; duties of facility administrator
1. Each medical facility or facility for skilled nursing that participates in the National Healthcare Safety Network shall:
(a) Subscribe to the National Healthcare Safety Network user group designated by the Division.
(b) Comply with the requirements of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for enrolling and maintaining enrollment in the National Healthcare Safety Network.
(c) Comply with all definitions, methods, requirements and procedures established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when collecting and submitting data to the National Healthcare Safety Network.
(d) Designate a person employed by the facility to act as the facility administrator for the National Healthcare Safety Network.
(e) Designate the persons at the facility who are authorized to access the National Healthcare Safety Network, if the facility determines that such access is necessary.
(f) Complete all training required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for participation in the National Healthcare Safety Network and ensure that the facility administrator designated pursuant to paragraph (d) and each person who is authorized to access the National Healthcare Safety Network pursuant to paragraph (e) have been properly trained.
2. The person designated as the facility administrator for the National Healthcare Safety Network pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 is the person at the medical facility or facility for skilled nursing who is primarily responsible for accessing the National Healthcare Safety Network and submitting the required data to the National Healthcare Safety Network. The facility administrator must:
(a) Have authority to access all data of the facility that is required for submitting information to the National Healthcare Safety Network;
(b) Be able to certify authorized users who have been designated pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 by the facility to access the National Healthcare Safety Network and assist those persons in accessing the National Healthcare Safety Network; and
(c) Be responsible for accepting official documents and correspondence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the administrator of the National Healthcare Safety Network.

Nev. Admin. Code § 439.930

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R044-10, eff. 10-15-2010; Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R044-10, eff. 10-15-2010; A by R104-12, 10/24/2014

NRS 439.847, 439.890