NRS449.2035. Designation of hospital as STEMI receiving center; Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2014.]

      1.  A hospital licensed pursuant to NRS 449.030 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 449.030 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.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 507, effective January 1, 2014)