439.830 - “Sentinel event” defined. - Nevada Statutes

439.830  “Sentinel event” defined.  “Sentinel event” means an unexpected occurrence involving facility-acquired infection, death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof, including, without limitation, any process variation for which a recurrence would carry a significant chance of a serious adverse outcome. The term includes loss of limb or function.

      (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 13; A 2005, 599)