Nevada Code § 449.1845

1. The administrator of a residential
facility for groups shall:
(a) Annually cause a qualified provider of health
care to conduct a physical examination of each resident of the facility;
(b) Annually conduct an assessment of the history
of each resident of the facility, which must include, without limitation, an
assessment of the condition and daily activities of the resident during the
immediately preceding year; and
(c) Cause a qualified provider of health care to
conduct an assessment of the condition and needs of a resident of the facility
to determine whether the resident meets the criteria prescribed in paragraph
(a) of subsection 2:
(1) Upon admission of the resident to the
facility; and
(2) If a physical examination, assessment
of the history of the resident or the observations of the administrator or
staff of the facility, the family of the resident or another person who has a
relationship with the resident indicate that:
(I) The resident may meet those
criteria; or
(II) The condition of the resident
has significantly changed.
2. If, as a result of an assessment
conducted pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the provider of health
care determines that the resident:
(a) Suffers from dementia to an extent that the
resident may be a danger to himself or herself or others if the resident is not
placed in a secure unit or a facility that assigns not less than one staff
member for every six residents, any residential facility for groups in which
the resident is placed must meet the requirements prescribed by the Board
pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 449.0302 for the licensing and operation of residential facilities for groups which
provide care to persons with Alzheimers disease or other severe dementia.
(b) Does not suffer from dementia as described in
paragraph (a), the resident may be placed in any residential facility for
groups.
3. As used in this section, provider of
health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031 .

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