1.  The State Department may, by regulation, establish standards for the maintenance and operation of health facilities, which supersede all local ordinances and regulations inconsistent therewith.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 449.340

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

2.  A copy of the regulations, giving the date that they take effect, must be issued in pamphlet form.

3.  Any health facility that applies for and accepts federal aid for construction under a state plan does so on the condition that the health facility qualify under the minimum standards for maintenance and operation adopted and enforced by the State Department.

4.  Any person, partnership, association or corporation establishing, conducting, managing or operating any health facility within the meaning of NRS 449.250 to 449.430, inclusive, who violates any of the provisions of this section or regulations lawfully adopted thereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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