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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 449.2035. Designation of hospital as STEMI receiving center; Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated; regulations

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. A hospital licensed pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, may submit to the Division proof that the hospital is accredited as a STEMI receiving center. Upon receiving proof that a hospital is accredited as a STEMI receiving center, the Division shall include the hospital on the list established pursuant to subsection 2.

2. On or before July 1 of each year, the Division shall post a list of all hospitals designated as STEMI receiving centers on an Internet website maintained by the Division.

3. If a hospital wishes to be included as a STEMI receiving center on the list established pursuant to subsection 2, the hospital must annually resubmit the proof required pursuant to this section.

4. The Division may remove a hospital from the list established pursuant to subsection 2 if the accreditation recognizing the hospital as a STEMI receiving center is suspended or revoked.

5. A hospital that is not included on the list established pursuant to subsection 2 shall not represent, advertise or imply that the hospital is designated as a STEMI receiving center.

6. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a hospital that is licensed pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, from providing care to a victim of a heart attack if the hospital does not have a designation as a STEMI receiving center.

7. The Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and to designate hospitals with accreditations similar to those required for designation as a STEMI receiving center.

8. As used in this section:

(a) “STEMI” means a myocardial infarction as indicated by an abnormal elevation of the ST segment of an electrocardiogram that is administered to a patient.

(b) “STEMI receiving center” means a hospital that is accredited by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, in conjunction with the initiative developed by the American Heart Association known as the “Mission: Lifeline initiative,” or an equivalent organization approved by the Division, as having met specific standards of performance in the receipt and treatment of a patient with STEMI.

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