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NRS 449.4445: Legislative findings and declaration concerning oversight of surgical centers for ambulatory patients.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- CHAPTER 449 - MEDICAL FACILITIES AND OTHER RELATED ENTITIES
- PERMIT FOR SERVICES OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA, CONSCIOUS SEDATION AND DEEP SEDATION; NATIONAL ACCREDITATION; INSPECTIONS OF SURGICAL CENTERS FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS AND CERTAIN PHYSICIANS’ OFFICES AND FACILITIES
The Legislature finds and declares that:
1. This State has a compelling interest in assuring that residents of this State have access to health care;
2. Surgical centers for ambulatory patients play an important role in providing essential health care services and have become a critical element in the delivery of health care in this State; and
3. A license issued by this State to operate a surgical center for ambulatory patients pursuant to this chapter should be accompanied by oversight by the agency issuing the license.
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