NRS449.203. Designation of hospital as primary stroke center; Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated; regulations.

      1.  A hospital licensed pursuant to NRS 449.030 to 449.2428, inclusive, may submit to the Division proof that the hospital is certified as a primary stroke center by the Joint Commission, its successor organization or an equivalent organization approved by the Division. Upon receiving proof that a hospital is certified as a primary stroke 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 the hospitals designated as primary stroke centers on an Internet website maintained by the Division.

      3.  If a hospital wishes to be included as a primary stroke 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 certificate recognizing the hospital as a primary stroke center issued by the Joint Commission, its successor organization or an equivalent organization, as applicable, is suspended or revoked.

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

      6.  The provisions of this section do not prohibit a hospital that is licensed pursuant to NRS 449.030 to 449.2428, inclusive, from providing care to a victim of stroke if the hospital does not have a designation as a primary stroke center.

      7.  The Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and to designate hospitals with similar certifications which are recognized by the Joint Commission, its successor organization or an equivalent organization.

      (Added to NRS by 2011, 1363)