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Statutes > Nevada > Title-40 > Chapter-449 > Staffing-committees-and-staffing-plans > 449-242449.242 Establishment of staffing committee by certain hospitals located in larger counties; membership; duty to develop documented staffing plan; quarterly meetings; reporting to Legislature.
1. Each hospital located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more and which is licensed to have more than 70 beds shall establish a staffing committee to develop a documented staffing plan as required pursuant to NRS 449.2421. The staffing committee must consist of:
(a) Not less than one-half of the total members from the licensed nursing staff who are providing direct patient care at the hospital; and
(b) Not less than one-half of the total members appointed by the administration of the hospital.
2. The staffing committee of a hospital shall meet at least quarterly.
3. Each hospital that is required to establish a staffing committee pursuant to this section shall prepare a written report concerning the establishment of the staffing committee, the activities and progress of the staffing committee and a determination of the efficacy of the staffing committee. The hospital shall submit the report on or before December 31 of each:
(a) Even-numbered year to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature.
(b) Odd-numbered year to the Legislative Committee on Health Care.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2024)
