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Nevada Revised Statutes
Title 40 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETYChapter 449A - CARE AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS
USE OF AVERSIVE INTERVENTION OR FORMS OF RESTRAINT ON PATIENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Section 449A.248 - Authorized use of certain forms of restraint by certain facilities

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449A.248

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Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 449A.248 - Authorized use of certain forms of restraint by certain facilities

Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 449A.236 to 449A.245, inclusive, to the contrary, a facility may use or authorize the use of physical restraint, mechanical restraint or chemical restraint on a person with a disability who is a patient if the facility is:

1. Accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation association or agency; or
2. Certified for participation in the Medicaid or Medicare program,

only to the extent that the accreditation or certification allows the use of such restraint.

NRS 449A.248

Added to NRS by 1999, 3248
(Added to NRS by 1999, Ch. 597, § 78.5) - (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.781)