Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 449A.100. Facility to provide necessary services or arrange for transfer of patient; explanation of need for transfer and alternatives available

1. Every medical facility and facility for the dependent must provide the services necessary to treat properly a patient in a particular case or must be able to arrange the transfer of the patient to another facility which can provide that care.

2. A patient may be transferred to another facility only if the patient has received an explanation of the need to transfer the patient and the alternatives available, unless the condition of the patient necessitates an immediate transfer to a facility for a higher level of care and the patient is unable to understand the explanation.