{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-449.1824","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 449.1824","heading":"Duties of hospital and licensed entity that provides care for patient upon discharge to ensure dietary needs of patient are met.","body":"1. If a patient will be released from a hospital to his or her residence or a rehabilitation center and a dietitian is assigned to a team of persons formed by the hospital to care for the patient while the patient rehabilitates, the hospital shall ensure that the patient or the person with primary responsibility for the care of the patient meets or knows how to contact the dietitian.\n2. If a patient is released by a hospital to his or her residence to receive care from an entity licensed pursuant to this chapter that provides care to the patient in his or her residence, the entity shall consult with a dietitian, as appropriate, to ensure that the patient or the person with primary responsibility for the care of the patient understands the dietary needs of the patient.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 449 - MEDICAL FACILITIES AND OTHER RELATED ENTITIES","LICENSING AND REGULATION","Miscellaneous Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-449.html#NRS449Sec1824","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"e7b701e2114b1eb43d66d2c5beb953ca057d619cafcabbdc3b3006a3dfc2a978","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-449.1823","next":"us-nv/nrs-449.1825"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}