NRS449.242. Establishment of staffing committee by certain hospitals in larger counties; membership; duty to develop documented staffing plan; duty to consider certain requests; quarterly meetings; reporting to Legislature.

      1.  Each hospital located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more and which is licensed to have more than 70 beds shall establish a staffing committee to develop a written policy as required pursuant to NRS 449.2423 and a documented staffing plan as required pursuant to NRS 449.2421. The staffing committee must consist of:

      (a) Not less than one-half of the total members of the staffing committee from the licensed nursing staff and certified nursing assistants who are providing direct patient care at the hospital; and

      (b) Not less than one-half of the total members of the staffing committee appointed by the administration of the hospital.

      2.  In developing the written policy and the staffing plan, the staffing committee shall consider, without limitation, the information received pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 5 of NRS 449.2423 regarding requests to be relieved of a work assignment, refusals of a work assignment and objections to a work assignment.

      3.  The staffing committee of a hospital shall meet at least quarterly.

      4.  Each hospital that is required to establish a staffing committee pursuant to this section shall prepare a written report concerning the establishment of the staffing committee, the activities and progress of the staffing committee and a determination of the efficacy of the staffing committee. The hospital shall submit the report on or before December 31 of each:

      (a) Even-numbered year to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature.

      (b) Odd-numbered year to the Legislative Committee on Health Care.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 2024; A 2013, 2151)