Health facilities are encouraged to adopt concepts to be prepared for future emergencies Nevada’s Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) have been officially deactivated, effective June 10, 2022, however health facilities are encouraged to implement policies and procedures to be prepared for unforeseen circumstances. CSC deactivation has hinged upon the removal of Nevada’s emergency declaration and associated Emergency Directive 011, which officially was terminated on May 20, 2022. Additionally, since March 2022, health care systems have reported a shift from CSC levels to contingent, or conventional, standards of care. The State Chief Medical Officer, based on Emergency Providers of Nevada recommendations, and in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services Director, the Governor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, local health officials, and Division of Emergency Management, is officially deactivating the Nevada CSC Plan. The department’s Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) encourages licensed health facilities to make the concepts discussed in CSC part of the facility’s own internal disaster plan. Although the declaration of emergency is no longer in effect, it doesn’t mean that facilities won’t experience internal disasters and the CSC are a way to ensure basic level services are maintained to mitigate the safety of patients/residents.
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AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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