Changes to NAC 441A add new requirements for various diseases. On Dec. 10, 2023, the Nevada Legislative Commission approved amendments to Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 441A that updated the conditions which are mandated to be reported in Nevada. These amendments were made to better align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nationally notifiable conditions. NAC 441A has been amended to prescribe requirements governing the investigation of and response to cases of newly reportable conditions. Official codification of NAC 441A is pending, however the draft approved amendments can be found online here.
State health officials have drafted a technical bulletin that lists the conditions that were added or amended in the definition of communicable disease and describes regulation updates concerning Babesiosis, COVID-19, Cyclosporiasis, mpox (monkeypox), and Haemophilus influenzae. For full details, see the “General Topics” section of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health Technical Bulletins web page.
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Beginning April 4 there are new requirements by certificate type, test complexity, and testing platform Entities in Nevada that have performed or analyzed a test intended to detect SARS-CoV-2 or to diagnose a possible case of COVID-19 have been mandated to report all results (positive, negative and inconclusive) to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH). Due to recent updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state guidance and reporting requirements are being updated to reflect the following changes, which will become effective April 4, 2022.i The updated guidance replaces the blanket requirement to report all SARS-CoV-2 test results and reflects more tailored reporting requirements that are specific to entity and test type. This updated policy change should help reduce the burden on clinical laboratories, point-of-care testing sites, and jurisdictions, while ensuring public health decision makers in Nevada continue to receive important testing data.
A technical bulletin with full information can be found online at this link. Health Department course is worth 0.5 CEU A new training about proper hand hygiene is now available online from the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. Created by the Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology (OPHIE), the Hand Hygiene Training is good for 0.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and is available at no cost. This information is very important to preventing the spread of bacteria in general—particularly in licensed health facilities, child care facilities, medical laboratories and other such licensed businesses. To supplement this information, OPHIE has provided a white paper titled “The State of Hand Hygiene 2017,” published by Elyptol, an Australian manufacturer of skin care and hygiene products. The white paper can be accessed below.
Hearing will be held March 10, 2017, in conjunction with Nevada Board of Health meeting The Nevada State Board of Health will hold a public hearing on March 10, 2017, to consider amendments to Chapter 652 of Nevada Administrative Code (NAC), Medical Laboratories. This public hearing is to be held in conjunction with the State Board of Health meeting. The proposed changes to NAC 652 include the following:
Public workshop will be held Sept. 30, 2016 Proposed changes to Nevada regulations governing medical laboratories are the subject of a public workshop scheduled for 10 a.m. on Sept. 30. The proposed regulations provide provisions for the following:
Recommendation comes amid multi-state outbreak investigation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), multiple state and local health departments, and numerous healthcare facilities to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia infections. These infections have occurred primarily in ventilated patients without cystic fibrosis and who are being treated in intensive care units.
Preliminary information indicates that a contaminated liquid docusate product might be related to cases in one state. Until more information is available, CDC recommends that facilities not use any liquid docusate products for patients who are critically ill, ventilated or immunosuppressed. Institutions with non-cystic fibrosis patients in whom there are B. cepacia infections should sequester all liquid docusate products. Healthcare providers and laboratories should be on alert for B. cepacia cases occurring among non-cystic fibrosis patients and should inform infection prevention staff when these infections occur. Cases should be reported to state or local public health authorities. For more information about this announcement, contact the CDC directly at [email protected]. To read previous emails from this listserv, click here. HCQC beginning the new process this week On Tuesday, the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) began electronically issuing Statements of Deficiencies for state licensure inspections as part of the transition to the bureau’s new online licensure system.
Letters and Web ID notices have been sent to all facilities and laboratories that are currently licensed but have not registered in the online licensing system. Please register with the system and be sure your contact information is current so you will be able to receive email notification of your Statements of Deficiencies. You will then be able to submit your Plan of Correction online. During your inspection, the inspector will tell you about obtaining your Statement of Deficiencies online by email notification. You will also receive instructions for completing the Plan of Correction online in the system. If you have difficulties, you can call the HCQC office to receive assistance, or you can visit either the Carson City or Las Vegas office and get assistance by using the kiosks set up in each office. For more information about HCQC, click here. To read previous emails from this listserv, click here. |
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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