Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of medical facilities, which include facilities for skilled nursing. (NRS 449.029-449.240) Existing law defines a “facility for skilled nursing” to mean an establishment, except for a hospital, which provides continuous skilled nursing and related care to a patient who is not in an acute episode of illness and whose primary need is the availability of such care on a continuous basis. (NRS 449.0039) This bill amends the definition of “facility for skilled nursing” to clarify that facilities for skilled nursing provide inpatient care.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 449.0039
BDR: 449.0039