450.480 - Use of advanced emergency medical technicians for emergency care authorized. - Nevada Statutes

450.480  Use of advanced emergency medical technicians for emergency care authorized.  A hospital or rescue unit which meets minimum requirements established by the State Board of Health, or an ambulance service which meets minimum requirements established by the State Board of Health in a county whose population is less than 100,000, or a county or district board of health in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, may use advanced emergency medical technicians, as defined in NRS 450B.025, for the rendering of emergency medical care to the sick or injured:

      1.  At the scene of an emergency and during transport to a hospital;

      2.  While in a hospital emergency department; and

      3.  Until responsibility for care is assumed by the regular staff of the hospital.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 610; A 1975, 37; 1987, 2206; 1993, 2827)

      NRS 450.485  Contract for use of facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing.  The board of hospital trustees may contract for the use of a facility for intermediate care or a facility for skilled nursing for the treatment of patients who may safely be discharged to such a facility.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 295)