NRS449.447. Disciplinary action for certain violations or failure to correct deficiency; notification to professional licensing board of violations; administrative sanctions.

      1.  If an office of a physician or a facility that provides health care, other than a medical facility, violates the provisions of NRS 449.435 to 449.448, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or fails to correct a deficiency indicated in a report pursuant to NRS 449.446, the Division, in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 449.448, may take any of the following actions:

      (a) Decline to issue or renew a permit;

      (b) Suspend or revoke a permit; or

      (c) Impose an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each violation, together with interest thereon at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per annum.

      2.  The Division may review a report submitted pursuant to NRS 630.30665 or 633.524 to determine whether an office of a physician or a facility is in violation of the provisions of NRS 449.435 to 449.448, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. If the Division determines that such a violation has occurred, the Division shall immediately notify the appropriate professional licensing board of the physician.

      3.  If a surgical center for ambulatory patients violates the provisions of NRS 449.435 to 449.448, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or fails to correct a deficiency indicated in a report pursuant to NRS 449.446, the Division may impose administrative sanctions pursuant to NRS 449.163.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 530)