Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 439.865. Patient safety plan:  Development;  inclusion of infection control program to prevent and control infections;  approval;  notice;  compliance;  annual review and update

1. Each medical facility that is located within this state shall develop, in consultation with the providers of health care who provide treatment to patients at the medical facility, an internal patient safety plan to improve the health and safety of patients who are treated at that medical facility.

2. The patient safety plan must include, without limitation:

3. The program to prevent and control infections within the medical facility must provide for the designation of a person who is responsible for infection control when the infection control officer is absent to ensure that someone is responsible for infection control at all times.

4. A medical facility shall submit its patient safety plan to the governing board of the medical facility for approval in accordance with the requirements of this section.

5. After a medical facility's patient safety plan is approved, the medical facility shall notify all providers of health care who provide treatment to patients at the medical facility of the existence of the plan and of the requirements of the plan.  A medical facility shall require compliance with its patient safety plan.

6. The patient safety plan must be reviewed and updated annually in accordance with the requirements for approval set forth in this section.