2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                             A SB483 365

 

Amendment No. 365

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 483                                                                       (BDR 40‑1482)

Proposed by: Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:               Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting line 6 and inserting:

     “2.  Operated by any of the medical facilities described in subsections 1 to 13, inclusive, of NRS 449.0151.”.

     Amend sec. 5, page 3, line 30, after “inclusive.” by inserting:

“For the purposes of this subsection, “building or premises” does not include a mobile unit that is operated by a medical facility which is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or the American Osteopathic Association.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 6 as sec. 7 and adding a new section designated sec. 6, following sec. 5, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 6. NRS 449.235 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     449.235  [Every]

     1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every medical facility or facility for the dependent may be inspected at any time, with or without notice, as often as is necessary by:

     [1.] (a) The health division to [assure that there is] ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and standards; and

     [2.] (b) Any person designated by the aging services division of the department of human resources to investigate complaints made against the facility.

     2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not authorize the health division to inspect a mobile unit that is operated by a medical facility which is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or the American Osteopathic Association, unless the health division has reasonable cause to believe that the mobile unit has violated any provision of NRS 449.001 to 449.240, inclusive, or any regulation or standard adopted pursuant thereto.”.