{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-449.2035","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 449.2035","heading":"Designation of hospital as STEMI receiving center; Division to maintain list of hospitals so designated; regulations.","body":"1. A hospital licensed pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, may submit to the Division proof that the hospital is accredited as a STEMI receiving center. Upon receiving proof that a hospital is accredited as a STEMI receiving center, the Division shall include the hospital on the list established pursuant to subsection 2.\n2. On or before July 1 of each year, the Division shall post a list of all hospitals designated as STEMI receiving centers on an Internet website maintained by the Division.\n3. If a hospital wishes to be included as a STEMI receiving center on the list established pursuant to subsection 2, the hospital must annually resubmit the proof required pursuant to this section.\n4. The Division may remove a hospital from the list established pursuant to subsection 2 if the accreditation recognizing the hospital as a STEMI receiving center is suspended or revoked.\n5. A hospital that is not included on the list established pursuant to subsection 2 shall not represent, advertise or imply that the hospital is designated as a STEMI receiving center.\n6. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a hospital that is licensed pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, from providing care to a victim of a heart attack if the hospital does not have a designation as a STEMI receiving center.\n7. The Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and to designate hospitals with accreditations similar to those required for designation as a STEMI receiving center.\n8. As used in this section:\n(a) “STEMI” means a myocardial infarction as indicated by an abnormal elevation of the ST segment of an electrocardiogram that is administered to a patient.\n(b) “STEMI receiving center” means a hospital that is accredited by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, in conjunction with the initiative developed by the American Heart Association known as the “Mission: Lifeline initiative,” or an equivalent organization approved by the Division, as having met specific standards of performance in the receipt and treatment of a patient with STEMI.","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#NRS449Sec2035","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"dd16f3ec67a22693d118d77c2288ad922720840d59980015ee7c68aca4ab8685","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-449.203","next":"us-nv/nrs-449.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}