Mandatory investigation of sentinel event by health facility; exceptions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 439.837
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a health facility shall, upon reporting a sentinel event pursuant to NRS 439.835 , conduct an investigation or cause an investigation to be conducted concerning the causes or contributing factors, or both, of the sentinel event and implement a plan to remedy the causes or contributing factors, or both, of the sentinel event.
2. A health facility is not required to take the actions described in subsection 1 concerning a death confirmed to have resulted from natural causes.
3. A residential facility for groups, home for individual residential care or facility for hospice care is not required to take the actions described in subsection 1 concerning a death that appears to have resulted from natural causes.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Facility for hospice care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0033 .
(b) Home for individual residential care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0105 .
(c) Residential facility for groups has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.017 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-439.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026