| Required Inspections at Medical Facilities- SB70 |
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Requires certain offices of physicians and related facilities to obtain a permit under certain circumstances and requires annual inspections of surgical centers for ambulatory patients SB 70 Sponsored by: Committee on Health and Education BILL STATUS: April 8, 2009- Referred to Committee on Finance. May 1, 2009- Passed in Senate (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1), in Assembly. May 2, 2009- Referred to Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services. Since the Hepatitis scare, it is time Nevada enforce more inspections at medical facilities. Existing law requires certain medical facilities, including hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, community triage centers and surgical centers for ambulatory patients, to be licensed by the Health Division of the Dept. of Health and Human Services.
This bill require offices of physicians or other facilities providing health care that are not licensed as a medical facility by the Health Division to obtain a permit from the Division before offering to patients services of general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation and prescribe the procedure for obtaining such a permit. This bill also requires the Health Division to conduct annual, unannounced inspections of those offices and facilities. Related Articles: Dealing With Hepatitis Crisis- Las Vegas Sun Editorial Investigation Uncovers Infection-Control Laxity- Las Vegas Review Journal |
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